Is the desire for leadership connected to our own vanity?

For some leaders, it can actually be. Many examples are also known from our own history. However, one who primarily desires to have power certainly does not have the best motive to become a good leader. Leader often has to suppress his ego, so as vanity and has to think very soberly. And it would certainly not work for a man who is extravagant and desires for power and guidance from the sense of vanity. A good leader should have some different motivation to become a leader - for example, the desire to pass on his experience and know-how.