Ultimately, professors say, while many of Bush's traits may make him suited for success, it is difficult evaluate his leadership against that of business executives.
"The truth is there's a lot of ways to manage an organization," says Robinson Professor of Business Administration Jay O. Light.
Delegation Or Abdication?
Professors say this may be an effective way to lead, but does not necessarily show that Bush is a good manager.
"[Bush] may not want to be in control," Mills says. "He may want to be a party president for big occasions, in which case other people will be running the government."
There is a fine line, experts say, between stressing the details and sacrificing critical control.
"There's a difference between delegating and abdicating," Mills says. "It's a question of whether he's going to stay so far away from things that he doesn't know much of what's going on and doesn't have much power."
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