[ First Follower ]

There’s plenty of guidance and advice on how to be a leader.

There is another skill, less known and less discussed, but probably just as important, if not moreso.  And that’s the skill and behaviour of being a first follower.     

As Derek Sivers says in the YouTube/TedTalk video:   “the first follower turns a lone nut into a leader.”  So, a leader is alone until a first follow joins in; now the rest of the crowd sees the benefits and makes it a party. 

The same happens with business innovations, social movements, and group activities.  Every leader needs a first follower.