Sheer charisma? Also, different people respond better to different kinds of leadership and motivation. This gets talked about a lot in the context of coaches of

Sheer charisma? Also, different people respond better to different kinds of leadership and motivation. This gets talked about a lot in the context of coaches of professional sports teams. When you're running a business, you can probably afford to be a jerk as long as the small group of people closest to you can tolerate it.