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title: "1 Transformational Leadership Quotes By Van Vugt, Mark"
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> [“the Great Man theory (that leaders are born not made, the concept closest to our idea of some people, such as Rick Rescorla, having the ‘right stuff’); trait theory (a derivative of Great Man theory, which posits that leaders are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/the-great-man-theory-that-leaders-are-born-not-made-the-concept/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

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## More by Van Vugt, Mark

> [“the Great Man theory (that leaders are born not made, the concept closest to our idea of some people, such as Rick Rescorla, having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/the-great-man-theory-that-leaders-are-born-not-made-the-concept/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

> [“The phenomenon seems too diverse, with too many variables (personality, family background, culture, education) to come together in one coherent picture of what makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/the-phenomenon-seems-too-diverse-with-too-many-variables-personality/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

> [“You’ll also note a chronology to the theories, with later ones tending to supersede earlier ones. It is not, however, an exact timeline; bits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/you-ll-also-note-a-chronology-to-the-theories-with-later-ones-tending/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

> [“The ‘why’ of leadership is very rarely addressed: despite the trillions of words on the different forms leadership can take, and whether people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/the-why-of-leadership-is-very-rarely-addressed-despite-the-trillions/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

> [“In effect, evolution has fixed the capacity for followership – and the recognition of leadership potential – into our grey matter. It takes minimal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/in-effect-evolution-has-fixed-the-capacity-for-followership-and-the/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

> [“Leadership has mostly been studied in the context of armies (military leadership), nations (political leadership) and business (corporate leadership), with good reason. Fine leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-vugt-mark/leadership-has-mostly-been-studied-in-the-context-of-armies-military/)

[Van Vugt, Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-vugt-mark/)

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