Well, I’ll give you three. Starting with a good leader is a good follower. I think that humility goes a long way in strong leadership. I’ve always tried to be a leader who leads by example and with my values, not their lines that I will never cross, and I think a good leader stands for something or falls for everything. As my grandmother used to say, I think a good leader is purpose-driven. They understand who they are and what they are trying to accomplish on behalf of changing people’s views of things that they don’t understand. And I think that it takes courage to do that.
I think you have to be brave in order to be a leader who is a change agent. And I think leaders, thirdly, have to be change agents. You know, someone said to me, years ago, you change your pivot, or you die. And I think that has stuck with me for so many years because one thing we can count on in this world is change and ambiguity, right? And so you have to be ready to pivot and change. And get comfortable with being uncomfortable. And so good leaders are humble. Good leaders are purpose-driven. Good leaders are able to pivot. I think that those are really important characteristics of leaders for today and leaders of the future.
