What Leaders Must Provide: Debriefing Marcus Buckingham
Good leaders have to be passionate, the common wisdom goes. They must excel at public speaking, have brilliant minds for strategy, and possess the common touch with followers. Not true, insists Marcus Buckingham, author of The One Thing You Need to Know…About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success (The Free Press, 2005). Leaders don’t necessarily have to demonstrate any of these qualities. Far more important is their ability to provide followers with clarity–about whom they’re serving, what will enable them to be best rivals, how their performance will be measured, and which actions will help them meet their goals.
(Marcus Buckingham) has devoted his life to helping other people decide what to devote their lives to.
Arguably the business world's most in-demand management guru.