Brian Toppin discusses leadership traits and offers career advice in an interview with Kelley MBA student Joel Arnold. Toppin, Program Manager for Strategic Business Services at the University of the West Indies, describes leadership as influence and highlights effective communication skills as the foundation of leadership. He also stresses the importance of personal mastery to success and talks about discovering passions through life patterns. *This video was recorded as a part of the Indiana University CIBER Focus Vodcast Series.