Dose Of Leadership With Richard Rierson | Authentic & Courageous Leadership Development

How important is charisma when it comes to leadership? When we think of leadership or ask people to define what makes a great leader, we often gravitate to the high-profile leaders with big egos and larger-than-life personalities. In Nov 2011, Forbes published an article titled "Egomaniacs make the best leaders” In this article, they reference a study by four professors that studied 78 CEOs in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry and they concluded that “narcissism and hunger for attention lead to innovation and daring decision-making.” There is certainly a ring of truth to this theory; after reading the Steve Jobs biography I’m convinced that Steve Jobs's genius and creativity were driven by his ego and narcissism. Personally, I’m less concerned about ego and a larger-than-life personality being the bench mark definition of great leadership. I’m a believer that all of us should think and act like leaders; that we all have the potential to be great in some sort of leadership capacity. I also think that people