I've come to realize Jean Luc Picard is. Not exclusively, but when coming to my approach managing people, he simply oozes through. Patrick Stewart more broadly, a greatly insightful person.

But again, not exclusively; I am not a huge Star Trek fan, yet am a huge fan, nor am I into the idea of replicating someone else, as you are you and not them. Perhaps it was formative years, watching the show as a young teenager, that left a seed there.

I find case studies and examples of situations are key. If you've not heard of it, and are managing people, I also hugely recommend a resource in our century: http://manager-tools.com a lot of good applicable examples to a wide range of potential people problems and opportunities there.