Leaders as "Actors" -- Not really...
Are You a Great Leader? Only If You're a Great Actor | LinkedIn by 
Jeff is correct that the best leaders to promote their organizations and inspire others have dynamic oratory skills. However, we don't see this as acting and you cannot train everyone to be good at these skill sets. If you must act, you won't be good at it. What Jeff describes as "acting" are actual Character traits (we measure) of high Sociability including charm, charisma, attention seeking (and comfort), and story telling. If one has these leader traits, they will have natural selling skills and typically gifted at connecting with others and captivating their interest.
Where CDR differs -- is that a leader with such innate skills or gifts is not an actor -- this leader is authentic. Trying to teach people who score low on Sociability, Exhibitionist, and Entertaining, Presentation Confidence scales/subscales to be a great speaker, story teller, charming and charismatic is like spitting in the wind. Don't spit in the wind - it's messy.
Learn more about our Authentic Leadership coaching and workshops to bring out your best capabilities and "acting" skills.
Nancy Parsons
nparsons@cdrassessmentgroup.com
For Jeff's article post, go to: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130124145256-20017018-are-you-a-great-leader-only-if-you-re-a-great-actor
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