Quotes About Followership

Achilles acted as if he had already won, and because the other kids followed him, he had.

The two highest levels of influence are achieved when 1) people follow you because of what you've done for them, and 2) people follow you because of who you are. In other words, the highest levels of influence are reached when generosity and trustworthiness surround your behavior.

Not everyone will lead - Not everyone will follow - The trick is to find leaders who will also follow & followers who will also lead.

I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind - an inability to chart a course whichever way the wind blows, whichever way the media encourages the people to go, you follow. If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader.

He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian Proverb

We're the only species who follow unstable leaders. This is true - it has little to do with America - around the world, pack leaders are unstable. Animals don't follow that.

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership is even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

You who choose to lead must follow. But if you fall, you fall alone.

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

To lead the people, walk behind them. — LAO TZU

People are silently begging to be led.

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and inner needs of followers.

Influence is having people follow you because of what you represent

We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly follow'd.

It's true that if you're a leader but no-one is following you then you're actually not leading; you're just out for a walk. But it's also true that you're not really a leader unless you go for a walk because you know it's right and you're willing to have no-one come with you. Henry

It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

Lazy and disorganized people never rise to true leadership. Many who aspire to leadership fail because they have never learned to follow.

If the world is to hear the church's voice today, leaders are needed who are authoritative, spiritual, and sacrificial. Sacrificial, because this trait follows the model of Jesus, who gave Himself for the whole world and who calls us to follow in His steps.

When one understands more fully the symbiosis of leader and follower, then perhaps Smith will seem less a puzzle and more like a person fulfilling his own needs through his followers. Shamans, prophets, heroes, and charismatic leaders are in important ways social constructs,2 because they mirror back to their followers what is demanded of them.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.

He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.