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I really like this question!Recently a finished the Jim Collins's book Good to Great. What a really appreciate in it was a reseach about leadership behavior (attributes and responsabilities) in a lot of great companies, like Walgreens, Kimberly-Clark, Circuit City, Gillette..."If good is the enemy of great—and I believe it is—the current trends in leadership give the decided edge to the enemy. - Jim Collins ""The concept of Level 5 Leadership was created by business consultant, Jim Collins. He wrote about it in a 2001 Harvard Business Review article, and published his research in his well-respected book, "From Good to Great." @http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/level-5-leadership.htmHierarchy:A top leadership (Level 5) exhibit a combination two rare traits:Professional Will: An unwavering focus on doing the right things for the long term good of their organizationPersonal Humility: an inherent ability to selflessly shun the limelight and deflect the credit for their success to others in the organization or outside factors.Skills, Attributes/Responsabilities:Going a little beyond Jim Collins, here are some quotes that I appreciate from: 100 Best Quotes on Leadership - Forbes:"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. —Lao TzuWhere there is no vision, the people perish. —Proverbs 29:18I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? —Benjamin DisraeliYou manage things; you lead people. —Rear Admiral Grace Murray HopperThe first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. —Max DePreeLeadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. —Warren BennisLead me, follow me, or get out of my way. — General George PattonBefore you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack WelchA leader is a dealer in hope. —Napoleon BonaparteYou don’t need a title to be a leader. –Multiple AttributionsA leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John MaxwellMy own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. —General MontgomeryLeadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. —Peter DruckerNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. —Margaret MeadThe nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground. —Sir Winston ChurchillThe most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leadersare made rather than born. —Warren BennisTo command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. —Andre MalrauxHe who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. —AristotleBecome the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position. —Brian TracyI start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. —Ralph NaderEffective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. —Peter DruckerAnyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. —Publilius SyrusA great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. —Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheThe best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. —Theodore RooseveltLeadership is influence. —John C. MaxwellYou don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case. —Ken KeseyWhen I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out. —Napoleon BonaparteMen make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. —Harry S. TrumanPeople buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. —John MaxwellSo much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. —Peter DruckerThe art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. —Tony BlairThe very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet. —Reverend Theodore HesburghThe key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. —Kenneth BlanchardA good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. —PolybiusA great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. —John MaxwellA leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. —Rosalynn CarterThe challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. —Jim RohnOutstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. —Sam WaltonA true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. —Douglas MacArthurA ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward. —OvidNo man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. —Andrew CarnegieLeadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. —General Dwight EisenhowerThe leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. —Eric HofferLeaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems. —Brian TracyA man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. —Max LucadoNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. —General George PattonAs we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. —Bill GatesAll of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. —John Kenneth GalbraithDo what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway. —Eleanor RooseveltDon’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. —Donald RumsfeldEducation is the mother of leadership. —Wendell WillkieEffective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. —Stephen CoveyGreat leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand. —General Colin PowellGreat leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. —John ZengerHe who has great power should use it lightly. —SenecaHe who has learned how to obey will know how to command. —SolonI am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be. —Warren BennisI cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody. —Herbert SwopeIf one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. —Maya AngelouIf you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing. —Benjamin FranklinIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. —John Quincy AdamsIn matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. —Thomas JeffersonIt is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. —Latin ProverbIt is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. —Nelson MandelaLead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead. —Ross PerotLeaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. —Vince LombardiLeaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. —John C. MaxwellLeadership and learning are indispensable to each other. —John F. KennedyLeadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. —Jesse JacksonLeadership does not always wear the harness of compromise. —Woodrow WilsonLeadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. —Norman SchwarzkopfLeadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. —Colin PowellLeadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. —Erskine BowlesLeadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. —Bill BradleyManagement is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. —Tom PetersManagement is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. —Stephen CoveyNever give an order that can’t be obeyed. —General Douglas MacArthurNo man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. —Abraham LincolnWhat you do has far greater impact than what you say. —Stephen CoveyNot the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. —Chinese ProverbOne of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. —Arnold GlasowThe final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on. —Walter LippmanThe greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision. —Ken BlanchardThe growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. —Harvey FirestoneTo do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. —Friedrich NietzscheTo have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way. —Pat RileyTrue leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well. —Bill OwensWe live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity. —Marco RubioWhatever you are, be a good one. —Abraham LincolnYou gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. —Eleanor RooseveltA competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops. —John J PershingA good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. —John MaxwellThere are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage. —Fuchan YuanI am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn’t. —Dee Dee MyersA cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men. —Stephen KingMy responsibility is getting all my players playing for the name on the front of the jersey, not the one on the back. –UnknownA good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. –George PattonThe supreme quality of leadership is integrity. –Dwight EisenhowerYou don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership. –Dwight EisenhowerEarn your leadership every day. –Michael Jordan"

I agree with the good perspectives offered by Taksh Hadvani, and that the answer has complexities.For example the idea of a ‘hippie-era’ commune does not conjure-up a presumption of the presence of a leader, but many (even most) communes do have one. My own thoughts about life without leaders is that it would generate a pressing need among most any group to establish leadership and create a ‘shared vision’.With it people come to know their roles and responsibilities and they can thrive.Without it we can imagine a kind of chaos that comes from a lack of leadership and individual responsibility, like what the first pilgrims suffered when they arrived in America and tried socialism instead of free enterprise (See excerpt below).Having the gift-of-faith, there is what I call a Biblical teaching that comes to mind in Proverbs:Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.From: Bible Gateway passage: Proverbs 29:17-19 - King James VersionSo my own interpretation is that people need vision and leaders. And, as we see much too often, if good ones don’t step-up then others with ‘bad intentions’ are likely to fill the vacuum and lead where we’d prefer not-to-go.The question I believe this leaves us with is what kind of leadership will emerge “… if we live without a leader?”First Pilgrims excerpt:Before it was the USA , America was an unsuccessful model of an attempt to insure income inequality and I’d add operate without much leadership and vision. Here’s an excerpt of that ‘First Principles’ story:“The story of the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and Thanksgiving is widely taught in all our schools. What is seldom taught, however, is what those Pilgrims learned, at great pain, about Free Enterprise versus Socialism. That story stands as perhaps the clearest and starkest-ever comparison between those two rival systems for human interaction.”From: First Principles 1: Free Enterprise vs Socialism

Hey there Anthony, ✌🏽unto you, sorry about the delay. So yeah you requested my answer to this question…What is the most important book in the Old Testament?I thought it was a good question at first glance. I skimmed through a few answers that you've received as well. I had previously wrote out quite a bit but after a day or two of thought about it I ditched it. I gathered that it's best that I learn to keep it simple and to just answer the question and NOT make it anymore complicated than what the world 🌎 has already made it.So the answer is: EXODUS hands down.Why?Firstly, in these writings is where the creator for the very first time gave mankind his name, while at the burning bush (Exodus 3:1 - 15)Secondly, in these writings is where we see where the ONE and ONLY NAME that was given to Moses. We are also shown the GREAT POWER of the creator to raise his son up out of Egypt (Exodus 9:16)Thirdly, in these writings is where we find 3 trips of Moses in which the Laws, Ordinances, Commandments, Statutes and Judgements by which where given unto THE ISRAELITES ONLY! (Exodus 19ch , 24: 9–18 , 34ch)Fourthly, in these writings we are shown the Tabernacle which is an important key 🔑 to understanding the great mystery of all things in heaven & earth. (Exodus 25:8-9, 25 and over 30 other chapters specifically about the tabernacle)Fifthly, in these writings if you don't have an Exodus first you would not have a Genesis. Consider this here, if one can glean one of the great mysteries of the bible (Ex 24:16) after the Colon (:) there you're clued into as to where Moses (2nd trip) started to write Genesis 1:1-31 & 2:1–2 (stop there!! via KJV! Genesis 2:3 on down takes place after his 3 trip) in the realm of eternity. Genesis is solely based off a Divine Vision given to Moses (NOT LITERAL in how mankind may want people interpret)!Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish:Now we can go on and on about the significance and importance of Exodus. Time nor space will alot us the opportunity to investigate or explain the beautiful wisdom & mysteries of the Purpose, Pattern and or Plan of Yahweh. If you or anyone else would like to learn more feel free to DM or ask another relevant question with an earnest desire to know.Romans 1:19 Because that which may be known of Yahweh is manifest in them; for Yahweh hath shewed it unto them.Ohhhhh, and might I also conclude with this verse from someone that we all know and proclaim (or NOT) that we love, who said…Luke 24:27 And BEGINNING AT MOSES (he we agree wrote Exodus, true?) and all the prophets, he (Yahshua) expounded unto them in all the scriptures (New Testament had not been written so they are NOT scripture) the things concerning himself (the Bible is NOT about you or me & nor is it a guide of how we should live.)What's the bible for then, you may ask?John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might KNOW thee the only true Yahweh, and Yahshua…✌🏽&❤ in Yahshua!