Followers will not respect a leader who does not grade high on all of the factors of a pleasing personality. Sympathy and understanding. The successful leader must be in sympathy with his followers. Moreover, he must understand them and their problems. Mastery of detail.
Successful leadership calls for mastery of the details of the leader's position.
Willingness to assume full responsibility. The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers. If he tries to shift this responsibility, he will not remain the leader. If one of his followers makes a mistake, and shows himself incompetent, the leader must consider that it is he who failed. Not true, a leader only claims responsibility for his very own actions.