So how can leaders become better?

Is there one key trait that will help?

I believe the key trait that makes leaders good is their ability to learn.

When I talk about learning I mean conscious learning. That is taking the initiative to learn from mistakes, admit there was a problem and move forward with new ideas that have been gleaned from the past mistakes.

Leadership is all about actions and a basic quality set of capabilities. These capabilities include the skill to take any bad situation and learn from it. That is being able to grow and learn from any bad situation and become better.

What structure can you put in place today that will help you learn from the bad situations in your life, so that you can be the leader everyone looks up to?