Bloganuary writing prompt

What makes a good leader?

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Like “courage,” leadership is a morally neutral virtue. Great people and despicable people have been “good leaders” in that they were adept at capturing the imagination of crowds, lining up people behind a good — or a bad — cause.

A rock song — and video — back in 1988 by Living Color sums up the pitfalls. “Cult of Personality.”