After a long flight to Tokyo Japan, the sight of two thousand people in the audience for keynote speech at the technology conference was impressive. The presentation moved along slowly as frequent pauses enabled the interpreter to convert the original English spoken and written on the slides into Japanese. After twenty minutes or so, it appeared that two thousand heads were resting on their shoulders as the entire audience had fallen asleep. The interpreter insisted they were

Think of a great leader and list the key strengths or characteristics of this person that were worthy of your admiration. The truly great leaders tend to share one common attribute that propels them to great heights while building huge flocks of loyal followers. They seem "grounded" in spite of their achievements. They have the ability to connect with "regular" people while soaring to new heights. They readily and openly acknowledge the contributions of others to their succes