The mission of RateALeader.com is to enhance the quality of leadership, and ultimately our human condition, by facilitating the exchange of information (e.g., opinion, leadership enhancement resources) among leadership's constituents. With this exchange, our objective is to provide more insight about the determinants of leadership success and, ultimately, provide a means for successful leaders to become models for aspiring or struggling leaders.

Effective leaders are effective because they engage people to change conditions or the course of events. Over the long term, effective leaders either change conditions or the course of events in a way that is satisfactory to their constituents, or they do not, and their success or failure is quite transparent. For instance, over the course of five years, a corporate chief executive either increases shareholder value to an acceptable degree or he or she does not.

Over the shorter term, however, their success or failure is not so transparent. Even with high profile leaders, we have difficulty determining whether they are on a path to success or failure. To date, while it is an overstatement to say there has been no microscope on our leaders, there has not been a forum for those with microscopes to share their views with others. RateALeader.com is that forum and we invite you to share your opinions about your political, corporate, and sports leaders, and access resources to enhance the practice of leadership.