I love the way you cover so much of the leadership role in your article.  Adding links to other articles is also a nice way to expand learning. Thank you.  For which resonated most with me I would say that to be a good leader you first have to be  good follower. I have been saying that since my very first experience in working for an organization. Good leaders are also good followers - they haven't forgotten where they came from and they are humble enough to know when it's time to step back a bit and let someone else lead.