Key Ingredients for Effective Leadership

 You are appointed the leader, but does that guarantee others will follow? Some people believe leadership means pushing their agenda with a heavy hand. But tough situations can quickly dismantle that type of influence and cause others to question the authority of such individuals.

WFDD's Real People, Real Stories guest commentator Mike Wells believes the development of an effective leader often involves a mix of less obvious characteristics. Wells is a senior partner at a Winston-Salem law firm and is president of the North Carolina Bar Association.