A major problem that many leaders face is the propensity for the leader to become more imporant to themselves than they are to the company they serve. Essentially the leader becomes more than their role would deem and therein lies the problem. When the power structure is made evident it can create resentment for that leader. During the episode of The Profit, Courage b, Niklas immediately points out that he is the manager of the company, cutting off his sister and cofounder during the conversation and asserting himself and pointing out the structure of the company.
In the comic Dilbert, The Boss makes it very clear who is in charge. Even in the single picture above he is pointing out the power structure. If you are familiar with Dilbert, you know that Dilbert and the other engineers are never taken seriously and that The Boss is incompitant when it comes to the business that he manages. Yet he still, almost maliciously, points out that he is the leader.
A good leader does not need to assert themselves as leader, they should be elevated to that position by the employee's that they manage.
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