Topic: Which does good leadership depends more on? Age, experience or education? (Read 288 times)

Pretty much this.

I'd say, like many people here, that experience is the most important out of the three, then education and age. It takes more than this though.
The most important qualities is being good and strong willed, not falling for bribes, being ethical.

What does it mean good?
A good person is always ready to help others, isn't selfish, is kind to others, gentle when it's needed. Like a good parent that takes care of a child, spends time teaching it life and always being there to help and support. A bad parent will beat the child, abuse it, ignore its needs. Lack of ethics usually leads to mistakes that can be taken advantage of by people who want to make you their puppet.

Good leadership depends on individuals and not on age, education or experience. This is what I have observed. If someone is good and honest there are chances that they will be in a position to be better leaders than those with bad behaviour. We have seen young people go into governance it end up misbehaving. Likewise old people. It is the same thing with those who have experience but use their experience for stealing and embezzling public funds. This is common in Africa.

Age, experience, wisdom, intelligence, and education do not matter if the leader is not a good person. Adolf Hitler was an experienced man, some even claim he was very intelligent and if he was not wise he wouldn't be able to fight a war for 10 years, but that doesn't make him the kind of leader we want.

Even in a democratic setting, the leaders should possess all the good qualities we want but they also be good people. Compassionate people, who genuinely care about the people they lead.
The worst leaders are always very wise and educated and also wicked, selfish, and greedy.
People that won't want to do evil even if they can get away with it.
I know the world is a bad place, but they're still good people in it. Unfortunately, people like that stay away from politics and leadership because they don't have the stomach for the evil that is been done there.

You're right in your own assertion but to me a good leader should be dependent on your experience and your exposure towards what people really want in the society.

A good leader should be someone who have been in a leadership role in the past and had shown and lead by good examples to his followers, you can't just lead by age or education when you don't know the ethics of being a good leader

Well when it comes to choosing country leader, it is more than just the age. Experience and education, yes. The person should be someone who gets the people, listens to their concerns, and has a game plan for making things better. Their experience and education should also say how credible they are to lead. So does their personality and their ability to connect with everyday people. That leader be capable, approachable and ready to get the job done for the people.

first off, good leadership does not only depend on one thing a good leader is a combination of various characteristics you can’t say that a leader is good if they only excel on one thing

a good leader first needs to have good intentions they need to have a purpose that will ensure that the people they are about to lead will do better with their leadership but of course good intention alone can not guarantee a good leader which is why education or knowledge is also important if you want to lead a country for example you’re gonna have to know about the laws your country upholds you should be able to represent your country among international grounds and you cannot do those with no proper education lastly and what i think is the most important the ability to listen is what makes a good leader

being experienced and an expert in the field will definitely help in leadership however time is ever changing some leaders are so bent on sticking with the old ways even if it’s not applicable to our new times anymore if you don’t know how to adapt to new environments experience will not help you be a good leader

Wisdom is the most important of in leadership. From my little experience about leadership in my country, I think that the old people are old fashioned and are never ready to change from their old ways to embrace new developments. They will only do what they think is good and will never take advice because they feel that old age is wisdom and therefore, they are wiser than you.

A man of 40 above is still vibrant and open minded to new innovation and will accept or listen to his cabinet members and the citizens on how to improve the economy of the country. It only takes the grace of God to have a good leader in my country because the politicians are bunch of old men that are close to their graves.

I personally prefer the younger generation (young people) to be in leadership positions. This is because the world is revolving, the old ways of doing things are no longer valid. This is why most systems and organisations fail. The experienced leaders which most times are old men and women lead the people the way it has always been. Still the old ways of doing things because they met their predecessors do it that way. No room to try new ideas, no innovation.  Maybe there might be a slight differences.

The young minds are innovative.  So full of ideas they can't wait to explore. I have been in organisations where the experienced leaders led the people for years.  Nothing changed during these period, it was a boring era. When the mantle of leadership was handed over to a young and vibrant fellow,  the positive impact was felt both within and outside the organisation. Same applies to the society at large.

A young, vibrant and educated leader is a goal getter.  Experience can come while on the job. After all, all the experienced folks started from somewhere.

I believe that all of them need to be correlated for a leader. Like we put into example corporate jobs, managerial and other leadership positions are given to the ones that have experience and education. And we mostly see these positions are given to the direct proportionate with the age. Although leadership isn't just all about your achievement in studies it still has a factor and plays a role for someone who will be hired for that position. And if we're talking about the leadership of an entire country, there are other factors that many are considering but mostly, this is all about the experience and proven track of record that should be visible that the person is capable of taking over that position and shows responsibility. So, there is more than that if we'll put them in place, whether it's on the corporate, politics or in some organizations.

From what you've just mentioned age, education, and experience which one is preferable.
Education: every leader is ought to be educated, been educated does not guaranty a good leadership. Most leaders are educated but lacks the ability to rule a nation.
Age: age is just a number, so age difference cannot determine a good leader
I will go with experience, there's a saying experience is the best teacher, having a leader that's well experienced in the system matters a lot because life is all about experience.

Good leader needs wisdom to combine of all those 3. And if they lack experience, they needs to listen to experienced people, same goes with education and age.
 
But that's not all. Among many other things good leader also needs proper empathy and social skills to understand how to form optimal teams, and what those workers need to be most effective. Understanding strengths and weaknesses of each team member could be a key to make good team a great team. Age necessarily doesn't carry any value, since lots of people don't want to grow up of to learn from mistakes.

But if i had to choose from all those, i would chose experience. You can always educate experienced leader faster then getting experience to educated leaders

I would say the attitude of helping everyone to grow as possible as they are is the finest quality of leadership.

No less, No more.

Good leadership relies on a combination of age, experience & education. Age brings wisdom & a broader perspective allowing leaders to make more informed decisions. Experience provides practical knowledge & the ability to handle various challenges. Education equips leaders with the necessary skills & theoretical understanding to navigate complex situations. Leadership is not only determined by any one factor but by a combination of these elements along with qualities like empathy, adaptability, communication& the ability to inspire & motivate others.

1. Age - There is a certain age whereby someone can make rational decisions, but being older does not guarantee that one can make wise decision. A good example is a look at countries led by very old leaders. Everything seems to be messed up in such countries.

2. Experience -  Yes it's vital but if someone does not have good leadership qualities, they can use the "experience" to rule the people rather than lead them

3. Education - In the past, we had Kings and monarchs who were uneducated, and yet they would lead their Kingdoms or monarchies quite well.

"Leaders are born, not made"

From the most important to the least important: experience, education, age.

Older leaders are prone to sickness which will lead to reduced work hours and other problems. I will always prefer a young leader who will put in his best to governance without restrictions brought by age. Experience and education are important but they are not the main qualification. The most important attribute of a leader is selflessness. The ability of a leader to put his country and citizens first in all his decisions is the most important quality of a leader. Even if the leader is not educated or experienced, he can have advisers or a cabinet that can give him all the information he needs to make sound decisions. If these advisers know that the leader wants to develop the country, they will always give him good advice. A selfless leader will not be corrupt because he puts his people first. In my country, we have had many educated and experienced leaders but they failed to give the nation good leadership because they were corrupt and selfish.       

Age and experience are directly correlated, though.
It is not possible to talk about experience without a person having reached a certain age. On the other hand, some education is also important, it is not completely essential for a good leader to surge, but it helps much.

There has been several leaders in this continent who have not had much of a formal education and yet, using their experience and talent, they managed to get quite far, unfortunately many of them may be considered to be negative leaders (specially in politics).

There are more positive cases in Europe and USA.

Education has been a vital tool for a person to acquire in order to be considered for a position of leadership. There’s a believe that an educated leader will bring new innovations and embrace technological advancement in the society which will make the country better for all. Even the monarch leaders today are been selected by the level of the education they’ve acquired in order to be considered for such positions.
 

Those owning leadership to age are not to be regarded as good citizens that wants the progress for their country. But just after their selfish interest. Leadership position is not a birthright of any family and so choosing someone there should not be base on age but other more important factors.


Education and experience should be the two factors to consider out of the three you mentioned when choosing a leader to lead its people. Having this two come together will born good results and not the other.

Age is not very important, a young person can be a good leader like an old person if they possess good leadership qualities. Experience is also important since leadership positions are not easy positions to occupy, but a leader without experience but leadership qualities can be allowed if he will surround himself with assistance that have good experience. For education, some level of education is important as a leader to lead educated people, but in an uneducated place, education may not be important, some other things like physical strength may be the most important.

Since leadership is part of the political system, it can be said that it generally depends on experiences more than on other elements, as evidenced by the fact that many successful leaders with their experience commit ridiculous foolishness that indicates poor academic training, while respected academics quickly fail in management.

Politics, as one philosopher defines it, is “the art of the possible.” Therefore, investing in gains in general is what can lead to lower failure rates, because it cannot be said that this alone is sufficient. One of the most important elements for success is the ability to establish alliances according to interests, which is never an easy thing in a reality that is difficult to manage.

Going with your question op, I think there is a factor you didn't mention and it surpass all those three you have mentioned and that is wisdom. All those you have mentioned are summed up into wisdom.

If a leader has wisdom then fear of doing the wrong things against the right things will envelope him. Take for example in the bible, Solomon asked for wisdom to lead Israelites and God granted it to him. Can you imagine the wisdom of King Solomon in the biblical story of the judgement of two women claiming to be the mother of a baby boy, 1kings 3: 16-18. It is wisdom to suggest that kind of judgement that the baby to be splitted into two halfs to be given to each of the women for peace to reign, and it was easy for the woman who is not the mother to accept such judgement because she was envious of the the mother, like if I can't have the baby then she shouldn't but the real mother couldn't behold her baby dying not to talk of splitting and the reai mother was known by such a wisdom.

So above all whether good education, age, experience or whatever have you, wisdom against wrong is paramount in sincere leadership and African leaders are beclouded by politics of selfishness. Even when they finally select themselves into the dreaded office, they still move around with nepotism, religious affiliations and inclination, that leads to self centeredness, embezzlement with impunity because of the nepotistic leadership and government, no punishment or justice for political thieves and that is why they are usually found guilt when they leave the shores of Africa.

In my personal perspective, after enduring extended periods of poor leadership in African nations, I am inclined to believe that the core issue lies in the fragility of the national constitution and the ineffectiveness of those entrusted with upholding the law. Enhancing these two facets has the potential to foster a sense of collective responsibility for addressing wrongdoing among the populace.

We are living in a society where whether you like it or not, you can't choose to close your eyes to the kind of people who lead you.

We've had very educated leaders who got intoxicated by power and couldn't differentiate what was right from wrong and have also had some who because of there level of education and exposure have brought remarkable changes and developments to the place and people they govern.
 
We've seen others who are very old but believe they need to rule at certain leadership position before retiring and in so doing got the whole system messed up with ancient leadership patterns that had grown obsolete.

Some served in different positions in the past but with there wealth of experience, when divine vital position make a whole mess of the opportunity divine to them to serve.

Considering all these and the kind of leader that the world needs to face it technological advancement, should age, experience or education be the key index for ascertaining who would make a good leader?