Leadership is doing what you must. A leader doesn’t care about followers. The common perception of leadership is nothing but ego- that I am superior, I am enlightened, I have something to give, and you all follow me. This is not leadership. The real leader is essentially self-centred. Followers may be there, but they are incidental.
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Acharya Prashant: What is leadership?
Questioner: The quality to lead others.
Acharya Prashant: Why must I be interested in leading somebody? Don’t I have my own life to live? Why must somebody be interested in following me? Doesn’t he have his own intelligence?
Questioner: Sir, leadership is also taking initiative.
Acharya Prashant: Taking, Initiative, you take initiative. For example, you take initiative to speak right now, showing leadership, right? Which is wonderful. Where are followers in this? But yes, looking at you, others may know that this is possible. One person is asking a question, and that may open up the possibility for others as well. Now you didn’t want followers, did you? When you spoke these words, did you want followers? But your words may just happen to inspire somebody.
