For my required book I read West Point Way of Leadership. This book, while not the most interesting at times, did teach me quite a few things. The lesson that impacted me the most was that to be a leader, you must first be a follower. I think that this lesson is the most important because it’s often overlooked when one learns about leadership. It’s the most important and impactful lesson because even in everyday life it applies. I have to listen and obey my parents before I can boss my sister around. I have to be a lower worker before I am the boss. The emphasized the four “passes” the cadets go through. “The First Pass shows how the Academy forges the bonds that strengthen the organization.” This is done by emphasizing teamwork and teaching
