Many believe that those identified as good leaders possess certain characteristics and engage in certain behaviors that distinguish them from bad leaders or non-leaders. For someone to be a leader, there must be someone else who is willing to follow. It should come as no surprise that most of us want to be led by someone we can believe and trust. Without trust, nothing works very well. In simple terms, it means sticking to your principles even when it's difficult.
Good leaders tend to be driven by a set of fundamental, undeniable principles.
These deeply ingrained principles are shaped over a lifetime of development and introspection. As I think of it, integrity means doing the right thing. Leadership is about people. To be an effective leader, you must be accessible and interested in spending time with the people in your organization. I have actually worked with a plant manager who would spend most of his time in his office and when he did walk out into the plant, he kept his head down and spoke to no one.