If the owner of a grocery store says he will create 2,000 jobs over the next year and only creates 10 , he loses his credibility. However, if they follow through and meet or exceed this figure, they gain credibility. It takes time, but it is an effective way to gain legitimacy as a leader and get others to listen and trust what that leader has to say.5. In general, is there anything positive about leadership? Yes, leadership is a powerful engine for world progress and is, for the most part (obviously not Hitler), a very good thing for the world and humans in general.6. What do you think is the purpose of leadership? I think many things, like big business and effective change of government, cannot happen easily, if at all, without leadership. Therefore, the goal of leadership is to make more happen collectively as a whole rather than trying to achieve everything individually.7. Is leadership behavior developed by personal experiences or by external forces? Leadership is acquired almost entirely through experience. Although many personalities are more suited to leadership or less, such as being good at time management (also good) or very calm (also bad), there is almost nothing in a person's behavior as a leader which comes from external forces.