Leadership begins with having followers not fans. Fans and followers can look alike on the outside but the heart of a crowd is completely different than the heart of followers. Justin Bieber draws crowds, Martin Luther King drew followers. One is an entertainer and the other is a leader. I am not saying that one is necessarily bad, while the other is inherently good, I am simply pointing out that they are not the same thing. Hitler was a great leader but he was evil to the core, so he used his incredible leadership ability destructively. Great, empowering leaders can turn fans into followers and transform followers into leaders. Fans come to consume, and to be entertained. Crowds are filled with fickle critics who gather to watch the show. But followers come to contribute to a common cause, a noble purpose, and an epic endeavor. Sacrifice separates fans from followers. In fact the level of sacrifice a movement requires, determines the size of people who will follow. I believe that most every fan wants to be a follower...to have something worth dying for and something worth giving their life for too. But for many it’s just easier to be entertained instead of being detain by a costly cause.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 06:05:36 +0000
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