Leaders have always been celebrated for the results they deliver. For many years, it was single-focused. In the business world, it's shareholder returns; in government, it's growth; in the nonprofit space, it's funds raised.

What actions and traits delivered those results? Being number 1, 2 or 3 in your sector. Meeting customers' needs. Highly efficient operations. But also, a cutthroat focus on delivering that efficiency with a heavy dose of leadership-centric, almost selfish behavior from the boss.

Joe Davis, managing director and senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group and former head of BCG in North America, says that the often-cited heroes of business drove the numbers, led from the top and built command and control organizations.

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