true leadership is never about gathering knowledge

“An ‘educated’ person is one who knows how to acquire everything he needs in the attainment of his main Purpose in life, without violating the rights of his fellow men. It might be a surprise to many so-called men of ‘learning’ to know that they come nowhere near qualification as men of ‘education.’ It might also be a great surprise to many who believe they suffer from lack of ‘learning’ to know that they are well ‘educated.’”
— Napoleon Hill, The Law of Success in 16 Lessons

In the realm of business, a successful leader is not necessarily the one who graduates from a prestigious university with top honors and/or reads countless books on entrepreneurship and jots down as many insights as they possibly can. On the contrary, the successful leader is the one who knows where to find a leadership strategy, along with a variety of opinions supporting that strategy which fit with the immediate needs of a given case.

To put it simply, the successful leader is the one who knows where to find a leadership tactic they want when they need it. This principle applies not only in business and entrepreneurship but in all vocations equally.

Leaders like Henry Ford, who famously relied on a team of experts to compensate for his own shortcomings, serve as testaments to the effectiveness of this approach.

Ford acquired only a tiny fraction of elementary schooling, yet he is widely considered one of the best “educated” men in the world. Why? Because Ford recognized that true leadership lies not in possessing all the answers, but in fostering an environment where expertise can be shared, knowledge gaps can be identified, and solutions can be collaboratively developed.