A previous article in this blog suggested that leadership is not about one magical trait or highly moral attribute – or a set of specific skills. It is many things – arising from a complex personal toolkit. One of the many “things” that a leader has to deliver are results – Dave Ulrich of the University of Michigan and consultants Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood in the US have argued that it is not enough to gauge leaders by personal traits such as character, style, and values…

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