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
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
… who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat
– Jean-Paul Sartre
do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it
– Mahatma Gandhi
cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
– Christopher Columbus
… merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand
– Woodrow Wilson
…. 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
… our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves
– Mahatma Gandhi
… make hard truths palatable is one that every long-lived co-leader has mastered
— David Heenan and Warren Bennis
… reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power
– Warren Bennis
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