Who Is A Leader Without Any Followers?

This past week, I overheard someone ask this questions. What is a leader without any followers? It was in reference of someone who has not been so successful with their leadership skills saying that if they can’t live up to the leadership status, no one would follow them. It got me to thinking though, that it doesn’t really matter if someone has good leadership skills or not. However, one can aim to use good leadership skills for their own life to be a better version of themselves. This version of leadership of course could result in being a better leader professionally, however I do believe you have to take care of yourself first before being fully successful in other aspect of life. So are the leadership qualities that I believe can be used for ones personal use of life.
As the weeks go by and the more reading that we go through, it makes me more excited to actually apply what I am learning to my work and future positions that I might hold. In my last think piece, I explained all of my experiences that I had gained in leadership and management without really realizing what I was really learning. This class has opened my eyes to the deeper meaning of leadership and management. Going further though, I believe my leadership skills have been developing long before my professional path was even a thought. I say this because I am the oldest of three children. Being the oldest sibling has a lot of weight that comes along with it. My brother was born when I was two years old and from that moment, even if I didn’t know it at …show more content…
When I got to college, I was seeking leadership experience. However, when I was younger, I was just living life and doing what I had to do. I was gaining leadership skills without even knowing it and I hope going forward I can think back to those times and know that I have been a leader for most of my life, even if it was forced upon me at