The Indipensable Three of Leadership?

I was under the impression that this 'Five best ...' and 'Seven worst...' etc were the result of some recent virus that had infected humanity. Not so, not if I am to just peek into one of the philosophers of my own country. Ah. but I AM being remiss. When such a thing happens, I am not supposed to bemoan but beat my breast and claim how we had done it before everyone else, no?So, yes, long before the management gurus and their followers caught on to this 'Eight steps to...' etc, there was Tiru who had the same idea. Like, in this, he goes...Thoongaamai Kalvi Thunivudamai immoondrum neengaa nilaan bavarkku - Thirukkural
Never procrastinating, wisdom and analytical and bold decision-making are the three things that a great leader holds fast to himself - Loose TranslationWe are into words with multiple meanings again. This 'Thoongamai' can be literally taken to mean 'not sleeping' which can be interpreted to be 'not sleeping at the switch'. So, it could just be that the leader is called upon to be alert. Alert, yes, but one step further. It also means that the leader HAS to take action when due and not postpone it due to laziness or fear or whatever. To take TIMELY action is what characterises a good leader.'Kalvi' is just learning or, in other words, knowledge in the most straightforward interpretation. But, for a leader, it cannot be just knowledge. I mean, like, if you want to make profits in tough times, and are cutting labor costs, you know that dispensing with assembly-line personnel will cost you production whereas cutting R&D will not adversely affect anything that year. THAT is knowledge. (OR to pivot to a new product altogether rather than cutting costs on the existing product or...) To remember the long term effects and to balance that against short term needs - THAT requires wisdom. A great leader needs to be knowledgeable, yes, but also should transcend knowledge to make wise decisions.Thunivudamai is, in one sense, the ability to analyze and come to a decision. It is also the boldness to take decisions, especially risky decisions. So THAT word could mean both - the ability to analyze a situation completely AND the boldness to take decisions in times of uncertainty as can happen when you have incomplete information or in times of great flux.Whether or not these three qualities are sufficient to make a good leader, one can hardly say. Or, perhaps, one can. After all, wisdom is a catch-all phrase which can incorporate knowledge or a wide variety of things - be it finance, marketing, HR or whatever. But, whether or not it is sufficient to possess these three, it is NECESSARY for the leader to hold on to them. Tiru says so and he is seldom wrong, so...