Few can pull off this mindset.

A handful of politicians come to mind and even fewer CEOs.

The ability to be street smart and communicate to high and low audiences is essential in today's hyper-political world where anyone can be a journalist or commentator.

One Conservative strategist explained that Johnson’s strength came from voters believing that he is an outsider, rather than an identikit member of the political establishment: “The PM is a multigrain politician in a white-bread world.”

Will Boris Johnson’s election-winning bubble ever burst? Demonized by the chatterati, Boris Johnson keeps on winning by appealing to the man in the street. Sleaze scandals don’t seem to stick but the prime minister knows he’s still on probation.
Tim Shipman - The Times