Comments on: What comes first – great leaders or great followers? http://zaanahoward.com/2009/08/31/what-comes-first-great-leaders-or-great-followers/ design, knowledge, and conversation snacks to share Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matt Moore http://zaanahoward.com/2009/08/31/what-comes-first-great-leaders-or-great-followers/#comment-46 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:42:28 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-46 Leadership is simple. I mean really mindbogglingly simple. It consists of doing & listening. It doesn’t matter which one you start with. Just pick one. Then the other. And so forth.

We make it complicated because we are afraid to act and unable to listen. Those who find doing easy often find listening difficult & vice versa.

Do. Listen. Do. Listen.

There. Easy.

]]> By: Matt Moore http://zaanahoward.com/2009/08/31/what-comes-first-great-leaders-or-great-followers/#comment-45 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:38:11 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-45 “So what does come first – a great leader or a great follower?”

Some dances have a fixed leader & a follower. In other dances, the roles of leader & follower flicker backwards & forwards between the dancers.

We talk of leaders as though they are solid, permanent things rather than leadership – moments that jump between people. Something ephemeral not permanent.

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]]> By: Alex Dalidakis http://zaanahoward.com/2009/08/31/what-comes-first-great-leaders-or-great-followers/#comment-23 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:43:12 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-23 Nice one. Lots to think about and I think that you’re right in many ways. The trust between the leader and follower must be one of the crucial aspects. The leader to trust the follower to do the best they can and the follower to trust the leader to give the freedom or support whenever it is required.

]]> By: Mick Leyden http://zaanahoward.com/2009/08/31/what-comes-first-great-leaders-or-great-followers/#comment-22 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:24:13 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-22 Hullo!
Great post :-)

I particularly like this bit:

“Staff members should be able to flexibly move in and out of leader and follower roles as required.”

This is vital, an organisation that fosters an environment which encourages staff to take on leadership as required beyond the hierachy will be far more flexible and responsive.

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