Charisma has been played up as a key to leadership. It is, however, a double-edge sword. In the hands of some it’s hope, in the hands of others it’s terror. Charisma is more of a promise of leadership, rather than leadership. In the final analysis charisma may get them on your side, but the real issue is execution. Charisma is a overplayed attribute. A characteristic that may be helpful, but not a attribute that determines …

Accountability, persistence, and learning from failure are key traits leaders must learn, according to Admiral Mike Mullen.
Adm. Mullen is now the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In other words, he’s the highest ranked person in America’s armed forces. In his engaging interview with the Washington Post he mentions that he has faced two major hiccups in his career that could have left him unemployed….

On March 20, at the Cornell Club in Manhattan, Prof. Sam Bacharach gave a talk on “The Proactive Leader: Skills for Sustaining Momentum in Uncertain Times”, a summary of his proactive leadership perspective.  The basic premise of the presentation was that uncertainty demands that leaders develop specific proactive skills.

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