Nor are they authoritarian; the effective ones display authority - professional and personal - but they are not bosses in the crude caricature of the business world.
For President Hu Jintao, eager to display his authority in the run-up to an important Communist Party conclave next year, it may be beneficial.
NEWS Miguel Díaz-Canel Díaz-Canel Bermúdezop contender to succeed the Castros in Cuba, will need to display the authority of a future president while acting as if he does not want the job.
And hunting experts wanted to display their authority and educate the public about how to hunt safely, so they retold the story of Cheney's accident with the benefit of their specialized knowledge.
All the while, Miguel Díaz-Canel Díaz-Canel Bermúdezop contender to succeed the Castros after more than half a century of their rule, will need to display the authority of a future president while acting as if he does not want the job, maintaining the submissiveness and loyalty that the Castros require.
It could work like a Technorati link search displaying "authority" and geographic information in flash.
Popular columnist for The Washington Post, Dana Milbank, notes there's a subtle difference between how a female is perceived when she demonstrates command versus how a male is perceived when he displays authority.
Mr Fayyad and his precarious government will have to display a similar authority in the West Bank.
Hormizd was unable to display the same authority as his father, and he antagonized the Zoroastrian clergy by failing to take action against the Christians.
Furthermore, local schemes not only allowed local authorities to display a measure of independence, they shifted the costs and effort of lay education—and the possibility of failure away from the Ministry.
