When leaders make a
mistake, they say, "I was wrong."
When followers make mistakes, they
say, "It wasn't my fault."
A leader works harder
than a follower and has more time;
a follower is always "too busy" to do
what is necessary.
A leader goes through
a problem;
a follower goes
around it and never gets past it.
A leader makes and
keeps commitments;
a
follower makes and forgets promises.
A leader says, "I'm
good, but not as good as I ought to be;"
a follower says, "I'm not as bad as a
lot of other people."
Leaders listen;
followers just wait until it's
their turn to talk.
Leaders respect those
who are superior to them and tries to learn something from them;
followers resent those who are
superior to them and try to find chinks in their armor.
Leaders feel
responsible for more than their job;
followers say, "I only work here."
A leader says, "There ought to be a better way to do
this;"
followers say, "That's the way it's always been done here."
