TY - JOUR T1 - Comments on "preventing deadly conflict: The critical role of leadership" AU - Frank JD Y1 - 1999/11/01 N1 - 10.1001/archpsyc.56.11.980 JO - Archives of General Psychiatry SP - 980 EP - 980 VL - 56 IS - 11 N2 - Characteristic of successful leaders is their persistence in pursuing their goals despite suffering humiliation, defeats, and so forth, and they have the power to persuade their followers to do likewise. Furthermore, powerful leaders reach the top of their societies by persisting in the face of privations, threats, and other negative reinforcements. SN - 0003-990X M3 - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.11.980 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.56.11.980 ER -