……… others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”
– Brandon Sanderson
Tag Archives: Followership
“A leader. . .
…..is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”
– Nelson Mandela
“Leaders are not, …..
…… as we are often led to think, people who go along with huge crowds following them. Leaders are people who go their own way without caring, or even looking to see, whether anyone is following them. “Leadership qualities” are not the qualities that enable people to attract followers, but those that enable them to do without them. They include, at the very least, courage, endurance, patience, humour, flexibility, resourcefulness, stubbornness, a keen sense of reality, and the ability to keep a cool and clear head, even when things are going badly. True leaders, in short, do not make people into followers, but into other leaders.”
– John Holt
“Our chief want is …..
……. someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The first responsibility of a leader …..
……… is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”
– Max DePree
“I am reminded how hollow……
……. the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”
– Warren Bennis
It is better to 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
“The final test of a leader is…..
……….that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on.”
– Walter Lippmann
Let him who would be moved….
……… to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
– Thomas Carlyle
“The leader is one who…..
……. mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. … Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.”
– Gary Wills
Certain Trumpets:The Call of Leaders
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