While it takes many qualities to make a great leader, the ability to persuade has to be near the top of the list. In politics, examples abound, from Lincoln to Churchill, from Gandhi to John Kennedy.
In the contemporary business world, the obvious names are fewer, though Jack Welch and Steve Jobs come to mind.
You can't get very far if people don't embrace your message. None of these leaders ever yielded from his vision, and each was willing to ...