… lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership
– Nelson Mandela
Category Archives: Followership
What makes a…
good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination
~ Warren G. Bennis
Great teams do not…
hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal
– Patrick Lencioni
Only the guy…
… who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat
– Jean-Paul Sartre
Whatever you…
do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it
– Mahatma Gandhi
You can never…
cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
– Christopher Columbus
We are at…
…. our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves
– Earl Nightingale
Education makes…
… a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave
– Henry Peter Brougham,
The Present State of Law, 1828
As human beings…
… our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves
– Mahatma Gandhi
When you look…
… at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about
– Albert Einstein
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