Leadership

It is fair to say that authoritarian leaders are needed for coaching.  I think the best coaching staff has a mix of charismatic and authoritarian coaches.  You need a charismatic coach to rally the team together for a big game, or to pick up a player that has been struggling.  But, it is important to note that you need a coach to keep the team in line as well.  Sometimes when you have all charismatic coaches it is easier for the team to go goof off, so you need that balance in the coaching staff.  My high school baseball team had a mixture with charismatic and authoritarian coaches and we were the best team in the state my junior year and senior year we were the runners up in the championship.  The same goes for all sports, you need a mixture of different kind of leaders to better the team rather than just one. 

Leader

To me a great leader is someone who guides others towards a common goal, showing the way by example, and creating an environment in which other team members feel actively involved in the entire process.  They also have to be a great listener, someone who is focused, organized, and confident.  To me these qualifications meet the great Brett Favre.  Dispit what has happened to him last season off the field with all his problems for years Brett has shown outstanding leadership on the field.  As the QB he is always responsible for the whole offense.  But, I see him leading the whole team in huddles before and after the game pumping up his teammates.   He's the oldest active player in the game right now and with his experience he knows how to lead younger players into great ones.