I found a great article on Leadership by John Maxwell. If you have never read Maxwell you are missing a treat. He is seen as a premier speaker and writer on the subject of leadership. He writes in his article Seven Demands of Leadership the following:

"An earnest young man once approached me during a Q & A session, and asked, “What is the ONE THING I need to know to be a great leader?” as if he was searching for the hidden key to unlock the universe. Amused by the simplicity of his question, my answer was equally simple: “To be a great leader, there’s more than ONE THING you need to know about leadership.”
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