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الناس يقدسون القيادةBeing a leader signals that you’ve achieved great success in your professional and personal life, so everyone wants to become a leader and reach
the top of the career ladder.
بالنسبة للمبتدئين، فهم لا يستيقظون صباح أحد الأيام ويجدون أنهم أصبحوا قادة، كما أن امتلاك لقب “مدير” أو “رئيس” أو “نائب رئيس” لا يجعلك
a leader, because it takes much more than titles and job designations—it starts with being a good follower.
Yes, you need to be a follower first. We spend a lot of time figuring out how to become effective leaders, and forget to develop a very important skill we need to
We can achieve our goals, but if we want to be قادة ناجحين, we need to learn how to be skilled followers. Here’s why being a follower at work matters:
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1. Followers are not inferior to their leaders
Followers are not inferior to their leaders, and leaders are not superior to their followers, because leaders don’t have more information or knowledge than their followers, nor
They can live without them.
فكّر في الأمر، بيل جيتس وOprah Winfrey Martin Luther King didn’t become a leader overnight or without effort. He worked hard and spent time following
other people before he was able to succeed on his own, become a leader, andSuccessful entrepreneurs.
A closer look at the management structure of any successful company will show that it includes skilled leaders who were once successful, outstanding followers.
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2. Leadership skills alone won’t make you successful
Brian Rock, an organizational development specialist, said that just as everyone has effective and ineffective ways of leading, we all have effective and ineffective ways of being
followers too. This shows that being a follower is neither simple nor insignificant; it is a very important position and role that helps employees achieve a greater goal. The leader
Good leaders need good followers, and vice versa. You can’t become a successful leader by relying on your leadership skills alone.
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3. The best followers make the best leaders
When evaluating people for a leadership role, keep in mind that the person should also be a good follower. Being a good follower teaches you to
value others’ opinions, put yourself in their shoes, and strengthen your emotional intelligence.
By contrast, someone who isn’t a good follower doesn’t care about others’ needs or even ask for their ideas. They’re likely to treat the employees who
work for them as servants—or as less important and less worthy than themselves.
Remember, people who can’t appreciate the value of their followers will never appreciate you. They think that now they’re leaders, you should be grateful to work for them.
وعلى النقيض، هؤلاء الذين يقدرون أتباعهم يصبحون قادة أفضل لأنهم يهتمون بالآخرين ويساعدونهم دائمًا، ينفذون وعودهم، يهتمون بمصلحة
الفريق بأكمله.
Moreover, the best followers become the best leaders because they treat others with humility and everyone equally. They also encourage them to
express themselves and share their ideas, and urge them to develop their skills. This boosts employee productivity and helps the company achieve its goals.
In any case, you should understand that leadership does not mean everyone around you will blindly obey your orders and do what you want. Rather, leadership means working
toward achieving the company’s goals and increasing productivity, andتحفيز الموظفين getting people to work without making them feel that you look down on them.
