By Francisco Dao (Inc) -- Self-confidence is the fundamental basis from which leadership grows. Do you have it? If you’ve read my column for any length of time, you know that I’ve covered many varied aspects of leadership -- and hopefully I’ve helped you get a bigger picture of what it means to be an effective manager. But I’ve made an egregious omission. There is one particular component of leadership that is so important, so necessary, that without it, leadership cannot exist. That component is confidence.