An important factor of leadership is attraction. This does not mean attractiveness in the ordinary sense, for that is a born quality 【A1】 _____ our control. The leader has, nevertheless, to be a magnet; a central figure towards whom people are 【A2】_____. Magnetism in that sense depends, first of all, 【A3】 _____ being seen.

There is a type of authority which can be【A4】_____ from behind closed doors, but that is not leadership. 【A5】_____ there is movement and action, the true leaders is in the forefront and may seem, indeed, to be everywhere at once. He has to become a legend; the 【A6】_____ for anecdotes, whether true or【A7】_____, character. One of the simplest devices is to be absent 【A8】 _____ the occasion when the leader might be【A9】_____ to be there, enough in itself to start a rumor about the vital business【A10】_____ has detained him. To 【A11】_____ up for this, he can appear when least expected, giving rise to another story about the interest he can display【A12】_____ things which other folks might【A13】_____ as trivial.

With this gift for【A14】_____ curiosity the leader always combines a reluctance to talk about himself. His interest is【A15】_____ in other people he questions them and encourages them to talk and then remembers all 【A16】_____ is relevant. He never leaves a party 【A17】_____ he has mentally filed a minimum dossier（档案） on 【A18】_____ present, ensuring that he knows 【A19】_____ to say when he meets them again. He is not artificially extrovert but he would usually rather listen 【A20】_____ talk. Others realize gradually that his importance needs no proof.