Are you creating leaders?

The true measure of a great leader is not how many followers they can create, but how many leaders they can make from their followers. Many leaders focus on getting people to follow them. They have a vision for how things could be different and they do an amazing job at mobilising people behind their cause. The downfall of this leadership is that once the leader is removed you’re left with a bunch of followers…

On the other hand, there are leaders that manage to allow their followers to develop into leaders. Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide Scouting movement, passed away over 65 years ago yet his legacy lives on through the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the Scouting movement. Lord Baden-Powell found a way to not only create followers but built a system that sustainably fosters the growth of its followers into leaders.

What will happen when you are no longer acting as a leader? Will things continue, like the Scouting movement, or will they fail? Judge the power of your leadership by the legacy you leave rather than what you’re achieving here and now.

Start fostering leaders and your progress becomes unstoppable!

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