Determination, courage and confidence are all necessary characteristics to be a good leader. The main performer of a musical group is considered a leader. Bands also need leaders, if we didn't have leaders where would we be today? John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” A good leader is liked by people, has power and produces followers. When there is a reluctance to make things happen, to take initiative and take responsibility; this is the moment when a leader emerges. Leaders develop through drive, creativity and devotion. The great leaders of the past were George Washington, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King and Winston Churchill. A great leader is not just someone who has led people to accomplish great feats, but someone who is able to convince followers to support them, no matter what. A leader is a person who is most successful or advanced in a particular area. Successful leaders were those who held control, influence, and power. Hitler was a good leader because he was able to recruit pe...