“If you want to know if you’re a leader, turn around and see if anyone is following.” That makes sense first take. Leaders should have followers, but as you think about it more something smells funky about that philosophy. The belief that the best leaders have the most followers is faulty in it’self because the people who have the biggest “position” have the most followers. Meaning, whoever holds the more powerful position can easily maintain the larger following regardless of their actual leadership. As a result, people seek greater power and position so they can claim greater leadership, but few are actually stirred about something that matters—because sometimes when we…
