I’d like to briefly talk to you about electromagnets. Let me preface by stating that I am in no way a scientist, but I did spend a few hours watching “Mr. Wizard” on TV in my younger days. As far as I can recall, electromagnets have two poles — a positive and negative — which act on certain objects through magnetic attraction. Items of similar material or makeup are attracted to one pole or the other, depending on their charge. You may ask what magnets have to do with leadership. Let me connect the dots.
Like magnets, people are drawn to leaders. A powerful leader has a “magnetism” that attracts us. Magnetism, in terms of people, is defined simply as the ability to attract and charm people. This attraction is not always for positive aspects. History, as well as movies, proves that some leaders with a negative charge can have as much draw as those with a positive. (Didn’t you ever wonder where all the bad guys at the secret bases in the James Bond movies came from?)