How the Legendary Leaders Speak

One of the primary principles of real leadership is being uber-nice. Wildly empathetic. Staggeringly compassionate. The nicest (and best person you know). Why? Because leadership (and business/life) is all about people. Human connections. Social equity. Emotional bonds between you and your stakeholders (the people you work with/your customers/suppliers and the community you serve). Makes me think of what filmmaker Martin Scorsese once observed: "As I’ve gotten older, I’ve had more of a tende...