Think about it. A real leader is somebody who, because of his own particular power and charisma and example, is able to inspire people, with ‘inspire’ being used here in a serious and non-cliché way. A real leader can somehow get us to do certain things that deep down we think are good and want to be able to do but usually can’t get ourselves to do on our own.
Hear more thoughts on leadership from the late, great David Foster Wallace as read and illustrated by Debbie Millman on Brain Pickings’s artist collaboration series.
