The staff of Fortune and a panel of experts recently assembled their annual list of the World’s Greatest Leaders. Here’s a profile of one of them.
When LeBron James (No. 11 on World's Greatest Leaders list) returned to Cleveland in 2014 after four years with the Miami Heat he didn’t promise an NBA championship, or instant success. Instead, he made a pact with Northeast Ohio. “I feel my calling here goes above basketball,” he told Sports Illustrated. “I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously.