Would You Follow You?
Chief Bob Vásquez
Wisdom Seeker, Igniter, Storyteller, Author, Speaker, Founder at PowerPact Leadership!
This lesson is from my book, PowerPact Leadership Lessons – Leading ME!
Would you follow you?
?I hope these lessons will generate some thoughts and even actions in your journey toward becoming a PowerPact Leader. Let me leave you with one last question. Would you follow you?
I suppose that the other side of that question is why WOULDN’T you follow you? You can grow into the person/leader you choose. But you have to choose first, then create a plan for doing it. You’ll need the right resources. Next, you’ll have to figure out how and when to do those things that will help you become the leader you already chose to become. Assuming you’ve chosen. Then apply it! To know but not to do is not to know. And, lastly, seek what I call developmental insight from someone you can trust to have your best interests at heart. We often call those people mentors. And keep driving!
People won’t follow you just because you’re designated as their leader. Oh, they may comply with what they must do, but that’s not really following. Followers need a leader, just as leaders need followers. Again, would you follow you? Why? Give your followers a good and powerful reason to follow you. All of the lessons I shared with you here will help you provide them that. And always remember that each person is different from the others. Treat them as valued and valuable individuals and they’ll follow you. As Coach Phil Jackson said, “The strength of the team?is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
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Leading is an art. There’s no “right way.” There are plenty of “wrong” ways, though. Learn from those so that you can affect as many followers as you can, in the “right” ways. Keep striving!
I hope to meet up with you again soon, in my next edition of PowerPact Leadership Lessons! Leading OTHERS! Until then, be GREAT! You ARE!
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