As a leader, your job is to motivate your staff, your co-workers, and your partners—anyone you’re in a position to influence and direct. Whereas past leaders tended to be egomaniacal and charismatic, commanders in the mode of a General Patton, these days great leaders are those who trust and empower their staff. After all, we all derive enormous satisfaction from feeling that we’re in control of our jobs rather than being victims of them—and, as a leader, that’s not a difficult feeling to provide.
