General Motors CEO Dan Akerson's three characteristics of great leaders (Part 3 of 4)

With such an obvious focus on leadership and culture, I asked General Motors CEO Dan Akerson what the characteristics of great leaders are. Without even pausing to think, he said, “competence, integrity, and passion.”

Competence is pretty clear — an incompetent manager cannot lead his people. Without integrity, a manager will lose the trust of her people and eventually lose her best people. And passion is what differentiates good leaders from great leaders.

In Dan’s experience —

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