How To Tell If You’re a Leader

LEADERS vs. FOLLOWERS

When leaders make a mistake, they say, “I was wrong.”
When followers make a mistake, they say, “It wasn’t my fault.”

A leader works harder than a follower works, yet has more time;
a follower is always “too busy” to do what is necessary.

A leader goes through problems and resolves them;
a follower goes around problems but never gets past them.

A leader makes and keeps commitments;
a follower makes and forgets promises.

A leader says, “I’m good, but not as good as I ought to be”;
a follower says, “I’m not as bad as a lot of other people.”

Leaders listen;
followers wait until it’s their turn to talk.

Leaders respect those who are superior to them and try to learn from them;
followers resent those who are superior to them and try to avoid them.

Leaders feel responsible for more than their job;
followers say, “That’s not my job.”

Leaders say, “There may to be a better way to do this”;
followers say, “That’s the way it’s always been done around here.”

—Author Unknown

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