The best leaders turn their followers into leaders...

Part 3 of A Leader's Legacy is all about realizing who you are as a leader, having a vision for the future, and including everyone else's aspirations into that vision. What struck me the most was the section "Leader's Follow". I feel like we're often told to be a leader and not a follower, when in reality some the best leaders are also followers. Every leader got to where they are by learning and following others; asking for help and questioning a process isn't a bad thing, it just means you're interested in others opinions and what they have to say. I feel like leaders get so hung up in being the head of something that they are afraid to ask for help or ask for advice. However, if they seek help it is going to provide a better end product and make the people they work with happy that their thoughts and ideas were able to come out in a project. All too often leadership is thought of as a single role. To gain a leadership position, you must get help from people and slowly make your way up to that spot. I think this is something everyone in a position of leadership needs to remember. I'm going to conclude with another quote I liked...

“Until you passionately believe in something it’s hard to imagine that you could ever convince anyone else to believe. And if you wouldn’t follow you, why should anyone else?”