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I read about a study by a recruiting firm which focused on top executives hired by private-equity companies—the buyout firms. It turned out that the ones who were the toughest managers—those who were the most demanding—were also the most successful. They didn’t rate as high on evaluations in terms of building teams, achieving consensus, and developing people, but they stood out as exemplary leaders in private equity. Does this tell us something about CEOs and other top leaders in general?