I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think the leaders inevitably express the people they are leading.
Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.
It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.
The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.
In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.
Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the Greats, they do exist. They have existed.
Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.