In a world where smart solutions outpace excessive work, creativity is crucial. Leaders pay close attention to people's talents, leaning on their strengths and managing around their weaknesses. They encourage independent, challenging thinking, and they invest in technologies that facilitate the efforts of their people. A leader must stand for something. As a public citizen and a private person, she knows what is important in life and acts by deep-seated principles.
Every wise leader has a moral compass, a sense of right and wrong.
Good leaders understand that good ethics is good business. Community is mutual commitment, and it inspires the highest per-formance. It's human nature to go the extra mile for one's neighbors and fellow citizens, and a mature leader stresses the organization's responsibility to the surrounding society. A leader also acts as a steward of the natural environment. He is a psychologist and consults widely to dozens of Fortune 500 companies, governments, and entrepreneurial-growth businesses.