Leading from good to great does not mean coming up with the answers and then motivating everyone to follow your messianic vision. It means having the humility to grasp the fact that you do not yet understand enough to have the answers and then to ask the questions that will lead to the best possible insights.
Strong leaders can convince people to make “irrational” bets with their own lives, persuade customers or clients to be early adopters, and can inspire people to do what they never realized they could achieve.
These are the people who defy the odds, master the intangibles, and use effort to bypass the naturally gifted.