RLF Reflection: The Courage to Follow
January 21, 2022
On January 20th, Claire Deng gave a presentation on "The Courage to Follow". Claire argues that following and leading are not mutually exclusive, and that followership is in fact an underrated aspect of leadership. She references Derek Sivers and his First Follower Theory, which highlights the critical importance of the first follower in the start of any movement. This follower is the one who makes the leader into a leader, and it is this person who every subsequent follower is imitating.
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