Leadership Skills

I was listening to a popular podcast recently and the individual being interviewed was a Professor from Harvard and they were discussing the “number one” leadership skill question. I have heard this posed, and in fact, cite a Harvard Business Review poll/survey from 2023 in some of my mindfulness presentations, that indicated then that the number one trait was empathy. Well, this Professor noted that making connections (intentional and meaningful connections out of a sense of friendship and kindness) and becoming a better conversationalist (hear! hear!) are two of the major, desirable leadership traits in 2025…and I could not agree more. Being authentic, listening with intent, thinking about how you deliver conversation points, “reading the room,” showing patience in conversations, etc. These are super important and in many ways in this digital world - lost arts.