4 Reasons People Follow a Leader

Hi all. Found an excellent article that I am sure many will relate to. Hope you get something useful out of this...

Anyone can take on a leadership role, but that doesn’t mean you automatically earn the confidence and trust of your followers. The truth is that you can learn to become a better leader that people would want to follow. No one is born a leader. Leadership is something that can be learned. Anyone can hone the skills necessary to become a ‘follow-worthy’ leader.

What kinds of leaders draw and influence people in a positive way? Generally, they possess many of these four qualities:

They care about the people they lead

People follow leaders who genuinely care about others. It sounds simple, yet this is an area where so many leaders fall short. Many people come up through the management ranks without placing enough value on the human connection. 

They have good character

Leadership character is the key to building and sustaining mutual trust and collaboration with others. Character can’t be faked. People will see right through you. Character is the backbone of your leadership. One of the reasons many leaders struggle with character issues is that they tend to look outside themselves to explain any areas of deficiencies in their own character. The development and shaping of your character is an inside job.

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