LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I, Dispense di Linguistica Inglese

Scarica LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I e più Dispense in PDF di Linguistica Inglese solo su Docsity! About leadership Derek shows a video of a crowd forming around a single shirtless dancer, the leader. He dances alone for a while, then someone else comes forward. He publicly shows everyone how to follow. Notice the leader embraces him as an equal, so it's not about the leader anymore it's about them, plural. Notice he's calling to his friends to join in. It takes guts to be a first follower! You stand out and brave ridicule, yourself. Being a first follower is an under-appreciated form of leadership. The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader . Then a couple more come over and start dancing, and soon a large crowd forms around them. So what can we learn from this? As a leader, you must encourage your first followers. Embrace them as equals and treat them well.The first follower is the one who turns someone from a shirtless nut into a leader. The leader will get the credit, but the followers are brave for getting it started. Once a group is formed, the rest will start flocking towards it. Suddenly it isn’t weird or risky – if they’re quick they can still be part of the ‘in’ crowd, rather than feeling left behind. For this reason, an early follower is a special kind of leadership.