Do you think older people make better leaders?

Started by Guillermo November 15th, 2009 12:55 AM
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Do you think that older people make better leaders than younger people/minors?

As for me, I don't really know. I've seen some people with the intellect of people much older than them, and especially on PC. Whether that makes them a good leader or not, I also don't know. Really, it's all down to how determined said person is and how far they're willing to go for the people they're leading, in my opinion.

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I think older people have lived enough life to know what's good and what's bad, but I think young people can thrive when given control. PC is a good example. The place is maintained well and isn't a mess, so obviously something is going right.

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Not necessarily. Younger people can lead people just as well as old people, it's just sometimes people don't want to be lead by someone younger than them. Also I think people can be too old to be leaders, but I'm not sure how old that would be.
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I suppose older people are known to have more worldly knowledge and experience from being around much longer, but I'm afraid I've seen my own fair share of immature 21+ year olds on this forum to base that full opinion smack on this post. But I do say that older people are more likely to show maturity and more worldly knowledge than perhaps any aimless kids roaming around. To be honest, I've never been one to judge anybody by their age on PC, more by the way they just portray themselves.

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I don't think that. Just because someone is older that doesn't mean they have what it takes to be a leader. It all depends on how the person can deal with stress and hardships. If the "leader" can deal with that stuff and still show progess then they are a true leader.
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I'm actually taking a business course on leadership, so a bit of business nerdgasm here. :P

In a way, older people can make better leaders when taking about experience. Being a leader takes practice, good character, and good people judgment (I won't get too much detail in that). :P However, in the end, age doesn't matter. Experience is one thing, but also determination and quick learning is another. A good leader can be of a young person that learns the skills of one fast and also learns his/her mistakes fast.
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Siggy's post + the following:

Look at people like Dukey who are only 14 yet outshine some of us in the 18 - 21 category and look at people in our very own staff that are really young but mature for their age u3u It's not about your age so much as it's about your life experiences and where you are with them. Sometimes people with bad chlidhood experiences grow up quickly for survival and sometimes people with great childhood experiences grow up just as quickly. Everyone has their immature quirks here and there and as you start to learn at your own pace, you find out how to either suppress those quirks or iron them out so they're not as immature. :3

To me, a Mature Person I can follow is someone who can do the right thing, even if it sucks to do the right thing and if it causes problems for you, and some people learn how to do that at 12, other 15, others 25.

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I don't think age matters that much in a good leader. I think that, when it comes to children, the majority are unfit to lead anything, but there are some that would make wonderful leaders. As for older people, that's a really broad age range. Like 18 is technically an adult, but so is 60. In my opinion, age can't make someone a leader, their personality plays a large part as well.

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Not really. I kind of pay attention to what they're saying before I support them, regardless of age :x

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Natural leadership can be found in anyone, regardless of age. Wisdom is developed over time, and perhaps that can aid in leadership skills, but often times it's more personality than knowledge to lead.

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Intelligence is a factor, age is not.
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Natural leadership can be found in anyone, regardless of age. Wisdom is developed over time, and perhaps that can aid in leadership skills, but often times it's more personality than knowledge to lead.
Intelligence is a factor, age is not.
Like that. Though of course age is a factor, if you're 14 and supposed to be the leader of 18-year olds, it would take quite a personality in the 14 year old for the older people to listen.

Also, a 24 year old leader/boss/something who is supposed to rule over 50 year olds can probably cause some problems, mostly due to older people thinking they know better than younger.

These were... examples XD I don't really think it's got a lot to do with age. It's personality; either you're born to be a natural leader, or you're not. That's what I believe. You can probably become better by learning more, but still..
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Aren't older people supposed to be wiser?

I actually think that this is true. An older person is by far more likley to know the result of an action rather then a less experienced adult. Look at Franklin D. Rooselvelt. He was the president during a war, and he was pretty smart. Went for 4 terms. =3
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i suppose older people are better leaders since they seem to be more wise,
but i think it just depends on intelligence xD
so it goes either way.

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I'd go with experience, easy. Like, a leader that is inexperienced is not good for the job, and in most cases experience comes after long periods of time, meaning older people are usually more suited for the job. However if a younger person can learn quickly that's always a good thing too.
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The world is a bit age-ist.

People assume that younger adults have no idea what the hell they're doing, and older people know exactly what they're doing and say they can do a better job.

In fact, my dad, when he was into building houses, he couldn't wait to get grey in his hair, so people would stop calling him "kid".

Seriously! In his thirties, people calling him "kid"!

I don't give a damn how old you are, as long as you know what the hell you're doing, know the difference between right and wrong, and can do an amazing job, sure, be a leader of something such as a country.
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Old people like to delude themselves that they are wiser due to their age. Sometimes the case, but it's often not.

It really depends on the person and the job. A young artist would be better at leading a group of artists than an old scientist. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and age has little to do with them.

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