Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’

In under 3 minutes this video illustrates some very interesting points about the dynamics of starting a movement.

Key Points:
1) A leader needs courage to take a stand.
2) First follower is also brave.  (Note the leader embraces the first follower as an equal.  Leaders- nurture your first few followers)
3) Movement must be public.  Once there are multiple followers it is much easier to follow.

Remember: It was really the first follower that transformed the movement
So if you find a leader doing something you like  – join in!

What movement would you like to start or join?

“There’s an elephant in the room… so it is hard to get around it. Yet we squeeze by with “How are you?” and “I’m fine…”   And a thousand other forms of trivial chatter.  We talk about the weather.  We talk about work.  We talk about everything else… Except the elephant in the room.  We all know it is there…”  Excerpt from “The Elephant in the Room”  by Terry Kettering

Many online entrepreneurs mistakenly leap into action and rush to build their web sites – without giving it sufficient time, thought and planning – enticed by the gobs of money they’ll earn and the relatively low cost of entry.  They falsely believe that they can create a profitable business even though they lack the vital information and tools to carry them through successfully. Read the rest of this entry »