1. The document describes the attributes of an effective leader the author once worked for over 10 years. 2. Key attributes included driving the workforce to unprecedented levels of success, understanding employees' struggles to rise up in the company, rewarding teams for their successes even with budget constraints, leading with strong ethics and values, recognizing individual performances, mentoring employees to improve their careers, setting measurable goals, caring for employees as people, and being honest even during difficult conversations. 3. Having these attributes allowed this leader to gain the allegiance and hard work of their team through every challenge to ensure the leader's success.