I am in no way equipped to answer this question, personally. I have no real experience in being a leader of any sort, nor do I aspire to. I can speak from observation, though.

A good leader knows why they’re there, and why they’re not. It takes a strong intellect to separate one’s need for glory from one’s need to actually lead for the sake of betterment. Most leaders are personalities that relish being at the helm, often because they like to see themselves there. They are less interested in where they can lead people. As we see over and over again in the world — not just in government, but also in workplaces, those who rise to high positions of leadership often tend to have a predatory magnetism that, at first, seems beneficial to the group, but often later reveals itself to have been a self-serving cipher all along. Sadly, this often happens too late for damage to the group to be avoided. Maybe we need better followers! 

Here are a few things that dart out for what might make a good leader:

1. Knowing what is needed.
2. Knowing what the goals of leadership are in the relative context.
3. Knowing how to delegate.
4. Knowing how to take criticism.
5. Knowing how to listen with neutrality.
6. Knowing when to change course if something isn’t working.
7. Knowing who to confide in, and who not to.
8. Knowing when it’s time to pass the baton.               Now, ask, how many of the leaders you can think of did/ have done these things? I bet, like me, you’ll come up with very few. And, why is that? Because leaders are also led… by their egos.