Compassion won’t make you a great leader!

If you watch leaders carefully — from those guiding ten-person teams to those commanding thousand-person town halls — a pattern starts to emerge.

The best ones don’t win because of compassion, empathy or competence. 

They have a deeper focus — the ability to make people see a version of the future that feels almost real.

And once people believe in that future, they forgive everything else — the bumpy ride, the impossible pace, the hard truths.

Steve Jobs wasn’t loved for his warmth. 

Elon Musk isn’t known for humility.
Yet both could paint a picture so vivid that people wanted to chase it — even when it seemed absurd.

Empathy, compassion, listening — they’re all good traits.
But belief is what moves people.

And the best leaders don’t just describe the future —they make you feel it.