Leadership instinct, funny bone, and a trumpet.

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone.
You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.
-Elaine Agather

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision.
You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
-Theodore M. Hesburgh

The three legs on which trust stands are character, competence, and communication.
Much effort is put on competence and communication but character building does not receive as much attention.