114 The Trusted Leader
that matter, his personal safety. Courage provides the
moral scaffold upon which all other personal charac-
teristics (Candor, Communication, Commitment and
Consistency) depend.
Great Leaders and Good Sense
The second characteristic of great leaders is Good Sense.
Along with good character, great leaders must also have
good sense: Knowledge. Such leaders don’t have to be the
smartest people in the room but must have knowledge in
several specific areas.. I call these five areas of knowledge
the Five K’s. Thus, as a great leader, you must:
1. Know Yourself: In one of his older cowboy movies,
Clint Eastwood once said, “A man has to know his
limitations.” As leaders, men and women need to
know what they’re good at ...