Do Great Leaders Have to Be Outgoing? This is the question asked in a recent Opinion piece that compared Bill Clinton, a famous extrovert, with Barack Obama, an introvert, and suggested that "introverts make great leaders, too." Whom can you name - from your own life or from public life - who you think is a great leader? What qualities do those people have? Are they shy, or outgoing? What qualities do you think you have that might make you a good leader? In "Must Great Leaders Be Gregarious?" Harvey Morris writes: Students: Tell us how you feel about this question, and describe the qualities of leaders you admire. How many of them are outgoing, and how many lead in a quieter way? What leadership qualities do you have? In terms of choosing a leader for president, do you agree with this writer that it is the "charisma of ideas" that matter more than how much that person cracks jokes, pals around with senators and attends cocktail parties - or do you think those kinds of extrovert behaviors matter a great deal in politics?