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Here are four characteristics of today’s great leaders: 1. They Don’t Show Off Good leaders don’t plaster their credentials all over their walls in order to brag or intimidate their staff. “The currency of, ‘I’m a knower and you can tell that because you look at my credentials’ is outdated,” says Parsons. Today’s great leaders don’t care about credentials, but about great ideas, wherever those ideas come from. These leaders check their egos at the door and aren’t afraid to say that they don’t have all the great ideas. 2. They Aren’t Dictators While the leaders of the past used to be very directive, telling their employees the exact steps to take and giving them a paycheck at the end of the week for following their orders, today’s great leaders have loosened the parameters. “The leader needs to show a willingness to share access to topics that in the past employees weren’t allowed to think about,” says Milham. In this style, the leader provides the general direction the team is going in, but asks for input about how to get there. 3. They Encourage Input Great leaders accept ideas from anyone, regardless of rank. Leaders who take the approach of “you never know where a great idea will come from” are more likely to have a motivated and inspired workforce. 4. They’re Willing To Show Vulnerability Today’s great leaders aren’t know-it-alls. While in the past, words like weakness and vulnerability were considered taboo, today’s leaders have the ability to say, “I don’t know.” “People want to see the humanness in leadership,” says Milham. Vulnerability is no longer seen as a negative trait. “A generation ago, we would be judged as an ineffective leader if we said we didn’t know,” says Milham. Today, however, people rally around a leader who admits they don’t have the answers and are inspired to help find them. This article was written by Lisa Evans from Fast Company and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.