Roles

We all have varying roles to play in this life. Leading or following are often the choices, and to be a good leader at times you have to be a good follower. I don't know how often we talk about the importance of followership. We should. Without followers, leaders won't accomplish much. Still the emphasis following receives is not enough given its importance.

I see leadership over emphasized in such a paralyzing way. We can't all be leaders all the time. It would be like every religion asking for each member to be a saint. The examples of saints are important. They are not representations of what everyone can achieve. If they were, then I suspect we would recognize them as such.

Take time to follow and enjoy the success of others. Let them experience leadership. In this crazy bipolar nation, being the one to step back and make sure things are getting done is important. Congress is a great example of a group of leaders who can accomplish nothing. If they consider practicing followership, as opposed to leadership, well something might get done. Of course for that to happen we would need another thing called, teamship.