Again conflating leadership with sales or strategy... MBAs caused a problem in this regard. One can be a leader without managing anyone, strategizing or selling

Again conflating leadership with sales or strategy... MBAs caused a problem in this regard. One can be a leader without managing anyone, strategizing or selling, or making deals, or designing products. It only requires personal qualities and emotional skills, so-called human, personal touch. Ability to engender respect. Rare, I know. Sales sometimes involves that, but is usually more adversarial.