5 Leadership Traits from Jack Welch
via Leaders and 5 Basic Traits : Business Insider From our experience, the first essential trait of leadership is positive energy — the capacity to go-go-go with healthy vigor and an upbeat attitude through good times and bad. The second is the ability to energize others , releasing their positive energy, to take any hill. The third trait is edge — the ability to make tough calls, to say yes or no, not maybe. The fourth trait is the talent to execute — very simply, get things done. Fifth and finally, leaders have passion . They care deeply. They sweat; they believe.