Some of the key characteristics that allowed Osama Bin laden to influence the minds and actions of the members of al Qaeda and its affiliates was that he was charismatic; he was also narcissistic, which made it impossible for Bind Laden to actually understand the points of views of other people in other parts of the world; and he was also able to effectively communicate and correlate his radical personal ideology with the teachings of the Quran (American Public University, 2016). Another characteristic that allowed Bin Laden to be an effective leader within his terrorist organization was that he was able to take his business administration and modern management knowledge that he gained as an university graduate as well as the experience he
