You're talking about the people who scheme their way to power.

I'm just saying there are definitive qualities that good leaders need. The correct mixture of self-assurance, insight, and humility to ask for guidance on the best way forward and stick to it without crumbling. A "leader" is an organizational role and their proper skillset is in setting the course and ironing put inter-departmental communications so everyone can do what they need to.

But I realize we are straying further and further from your initial comment about populist leaders, like those currently in power.