Consider those who you would call leaders, in business, politics, sport, music, the arts.

What characteristics – skills, abilities, personality traits – do they have in common?

Which of those leaders had a positive impact, and which had a negative impact? Do those whose impact was negative deserve the label of ‘leader’? Compare your list of leaders with that of colleagues. How can the term ‘leader’ be applied to such different personalities, whose actions have led to different outcomes?