Great leaders have both competency and character and that is why they are effective. Today more than ever, there is a third “C” and it is chemistry. Simply put, it is the ability to lead and work well with other people. Leadership today is far more relational than positional. This post by Dan Reiland is great:
“Getting along with people can be more complicated than it appears. If it were easy, everybody would be good at it!
How you treat people, how they treat you, what makes it work well, and why it doesn’t work when it doesn’t is always important to consider. Conflict is part of human nature.
When the challenges and stress of leadership are added to everyday relationships, conflict is heightened.
The speed and pressure of leadership increase the potential to overlook even the most simple and basic relationship skills. That always gets a leader in trouble.”