Neither kenyatta nor moi nor kibaki can be considered remotely competent when compared to Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore...

In 1901, Wilbur Wright obviously disappointed with a failed flight experiment said these words to his brother Man will not fly for a thousand years. But in one last effort, the Wrights turned to wind tunnel tests and finally uncovered the secrets of heavier-than-air flight.


Some rules of a successful leader:
• Be ready to make tough decisions
• Learn to listen to your team members problems
• Don’t be afraid to challenge the experts
• Never neglect details
• Keep looking below the surface appearances
• Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great ideas
• Never let your ego get close to your position – or when your position goes, your ego goes with it

• Fit no stereotypes
• Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier
• Rules for picking people
– look for intelligence and judgment
– and most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners

• Great leaders are always great simplifiers – simplicity is the rule of the game
• In making decisions, when the information is in the 40-70% range – go with your gut – don't wait to get up to 100%
• The team in the field is always right
• Have fun as a leader – work life balance!



Bottom line
“If your actions inspire others to
dream more, learn more, do more
and become more, you are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams

Mr.Muganda Sir,am with yu,but a little earlier i got lost in the thread.From yua post i read that great leadership skills are very essential to move up,i agree with yu but not in totality.
Have yu eva noted how some of these leaders are egocentric?
But leadership is not all,qualitative and quantative knowledge is very important.
What is yua take on a business english course?

From personal experience, I think the most critical element of leadership is credibility. This is a critical element that is mostly forgoten and I am not sure if that is because most people giving talks about leadership are usually leaders and never want to address credibility issues or for what reasons.

Also the aforementioned qualities by Muganda are crucial, but in my view credibility is everything. All other leadership qualities have tentacles tied to this one key quality.