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Followers and Leaders
Why Should Leaders Develop Followership?
The maxim of soldiers who do not want to be marshals are not good soldiers has inspired many young men who are aspiring to be leaders. However, a more reflective question derived from this maxim is whether a marshal who cannot even be a good soldier is a good marshal.
A young candidate came across a question while filling in an application form for the position of management trainee in a well-known multinational enterprise. The question was: “Did you used to be a good leader?” After thinking for a while, he finally decided to write down these words truthfully: “No, I used to be a good employee.” When he submitted the application form, he was sure that the answer had deprived ...
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