EXCLUSIVE: How to identify leaders, according to Irish rugby legend Ronan O'Gara

Top performers are all too often promoted in to leadership positions that they aren’t ready for.

And according to Irish rugby legend Ronan O’Gara, “there is nothing worse than a fella put in to a position of power that’s forcing it.”

Speaking at CoreHorizon 2015, an event hosted by CoreHR in Dublin, O’Gara revealed a number of parallels between rugby and the promotion of leaders.

He used the example of a Captain that is elected by the coach without any consideration for their ability to steer a team, someone who might have “absolutely zero presence” and whose “words are lost.”