Leadership is about emotion. December 18, 2013 Make a list of the 5 leaders you most admire. They can be from business, social media, politics, technology, the sciences, any field. Now ask yourself why you admire them. The chances are high that your admiration is based on more than their accomplishments, impressive as those may be. I’ll bet that everyone on your list reaches you on an emotional level.Meghan M. Biro at forbes.com does a great job explaining how leadership is about "reaching" people through emotion. ← Stop Selling Ads and Do Something Useful.How can you ask me with a straight face to work for free? →