Most people would agree that the most excellent leaders are those with a certain amount of prescience and the skills to see things through to the completion of a goal. While some people are born with those tools, others could use a little help, and everyone can use some tools for putting the newest business practices into play.
Successful businesses do not just come along out of nowhere. Obviously there is such a thing as being in the right place at the right time, but in general, there is someone with vision and drive at the wheel. Think about the companies that have around a very long time. What sets them apart from all the others that start with the same hope of success, last a few years, and then fade away like a tumbleweed on the Nevada desert? For a company to prosper, there must be flexible and insightful individuals at the helm in order to weather the storms of the market and changing financial climates.