Charlie Brown’s Leadership Being a leader is a huge responsibility. Leadership requires an individual to possess certain traits that are admirable to followers. Charlie Brown is a leader in his own right. Some would argue with his leadership ability based upon his inability to come out on top with the tricks Lucy so deviously carried out. However, the fact remains that even though Charlie Brown could not win with Lucy, others within his trusted circle believed in him and followed him throughout his endeavors to lead; these followers include Snoopy, Pig-Pen, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie. This paper examines the traits Charlie Brown possessed to make him a leader among his followers and relates the traits to leaders within an organization. Charlie Brown’s first leadership trait included his ability to have determination to succeed. How many times did America see Lucy pull the football away from Charlie Brown at that critical moment when Charlie attempted to kick it? Some individuals would learn the first time of falling on their backs that Lucy was not to be trusted with holding the football. Silver (2011) states “Leaders will sometimes fail, but they take action when they encounter new opportunities for success” (p. 4). Charlie Brown’s determination to succeed became a driving force for him to continue to try kick the football; each time he failed he gained more support from his followers because of his determination to succeed. In an organization, to gain followers, leaders must show determination to succeed. Without determination followers could possibly perceive weakness in the leader, and choose at some point to not follow. The current state of the economy has challenged leaders; without a determination to succeed in this economy, organizations have a higher risk of failure. Followers will step on board with a leader’s determination if they feel