Any worthwhile discussion of leadership will focus on the concept of willing followers. There has been much written about leadership skills, qualities, methods and systems, but the true test of leadership is followers.
“He
who thinks he leads but has no followers is only taking a walk.”
- John Maxwell
Excellent
leaders are marked by willing followers. That does not mean subordinates who
follow out of obligation. True followers are those who follow when they have
the freedom not to. We are all followers in some roles in our lives and leaders
in others. Think about what causes you
to follow certain people. What qualities do they have? Do those same traits show
up in your leadership roles? I don’t know about you, but when I am in a
leadership role, I do not want to be just taking a walk!
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