What are the key attributes expected from a manager to lead the leader?

Managers are not to lead the leaders, they would have already been leaders if they can.

Nowadays, companies to succeed and diversify need both managers and leaders qualities to be available in the same persons of their management team.
However, for a manager to lead a leader, he must be an innovator, inspiring, developer, team builder, focusing on people, originator, challenger, motivator, and tolerating risk.

Generally, Managers do not lead a Leader.
A Leader can delagate authority, to a Manager to lead in specific areas where that manager has a special set of skills , which the Leader may lack.
BUT, this is all dependant on the style of leadership the designated Leader uses, plus the culture of the organisation.
If Bayt International and the community here are interesed, I can post the Leadership and Change Slides I used when lecturing to my post grad students

Managers should not try to lead the leaders.

Manager can't lead the leader because leadership is different from management and there are many differences between the two meanings

Well said David, Manager does leads a team but he could NOT lead a leader.period.

 

He could suggest and persuade his seniors to agree on certain norms or standards, which the manager believes in. Lets understand one thing here that those leaders have full faith and trust in their Managers when delegating several authorities and responsibilities.