On Leadership

M. Treaster 2023-11-21

I received a prompt, recently, from a leader at my current employer. It went something like this:

Setting aside the drama of the OpenAI situation, one thing that is undoubtedly remarkable is how revered Sam Altman is by his team. For those that haven't seen, 735 of 770 OpenAI employees signed a letter saying they'd leave and follow Sam if he's not reinstated. It's really got me thinking:

What traits create a leader that is respected and followed?

How can we continue to improve and grow as a leaders?

To which I wrote these notes in response:


What do I value in a leader?


I didn't ponder this topic for much time before authoring my response. I'll likely revisit it from time to time, to see how my perspective changes.

What do you value in a leader? What traits create a leader that is respected and followed?