The best leaders know how to channel chutzpah

Although chutzpah is generally associated with arrogance, it can also describe the unapologetic straightforwardness occasionally needed to get the job done.

In the opening episode of the hit series Suits, Mike Ross bluffs his way into Harvey Specter’s office, then lands a job as an associate in a prestigious law firm despite never graduating from law school or officially passing the bar. The ruthless Specter can’t help being impressed by Ross’s brazenness.