dan Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Evmori I really believe that saying following the methods or rules is completely different that saying a good leader also has to be a good follower. Unless everyone here is saying A good leader has to follow the Aims and Rules of the BSA. And not A good leader has to follow his leadies to make sure the assessment is done to his standard. A good leader will give the assessment and step back and let the job get done. Rooster In your context I agree. But what about the leader that expects the follower to follow his every move? Do everything just as I do it. A good leader could be one that follows the Aims but a bad leader could also follow the Aims. The bad leader may not know how to mentor youths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagledad Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 >>The bad leader may not know how to mentor youths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 dan, They are one in the same. Following is following. Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 "In the scouting society we have rules that you as a leader are required to follow." This was posted in another thread. So it seems you DO have to be able to follow to lead! Ed Mori A blessed Christmas to all! 1 Peter 4:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 As I read back over parts of this thread, I think a lot of the problem is semantics, and perhaps particularly the feeling that some may have that "follower" has the shade of meaning of "blind follower." In Lake Woebegon, all the children are above average, and in America, everybody is a leader, not a follower. But maybe a sports analogy can help. A sports team has a coach, and maybe a team captain. Certainly, the coach and the captain are leaders, and they expect the other members of the team to follow their instructions and respond to their guidance. What makes a good team member? It's the willingness to subsume his own desires to the good of the team (ie, passing the ball rather than taking the shot), the willingness to obey instructions even if he thinks a different approach might be better, the desire to cooperate with the leaders and the other team members to bring about the collective result. A really good team member will also try to help the leaders lead, by making suggestions, asking questions, challenging assumptions--but without disrupting the authority of the leaders. A person who does this really well will be a better team captain, and a better coach. Really good leaders need some additional traits--like innovative thinking, the ability to inspire others, etc.--but the ability to think of the needs of the team before personal needs is something a leader should have, and a good way to learn it is by being a member of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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