This Entrepreneur Shares the Leadership Trait That Helps Attract Talent When it comes to building a company, there are certain traits entrepreneurs should possess to keep the business running and moving forward. For Alex Chatham, it's obsession. As the co-founder behind Spacial, a drone company that records indoor events, being passionate about his company not only motivates him to see it succeed, but also helps Chatham attract people to work for his company. Hear more about how being obsessed helps leaders

By Andrea Huspeni

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When it comes to building a company, there are certain traits entrepreneurs should possess to keep the business running and moving forward.

For Alex Chatham, it's obsession. As the co-founder behind Spacial, a drone company that records indoor events, being passionate about his company not only motivates him to to keep pushing forward, but also helps Chatham attract people to work for his company.

Related: 22 Qualities That Make a Great Leader

Hear more about how obsession can help entrepreneurs get employees excited about work.

Andrea Huspeni

Founder of This Dog's Life

Andrea Huspeni is the former special projects director at Entrepreneur.com and the founder of This Dog's Life.

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