To Multiply, Lead Leaders

Follower’s Math VS Leader’s Math

Leaders who develop followers grow their organization only one person at a time; but leaders who develop leaders multiply their group. Because for every leader they develop, they also receive all that leader’s followers. Add 10 followers to your organization and you have the power of 10 people; add 10 leaders to your organization, and you have the power of 10 leaders times all the followers and the leaders they influence. That’s the difference between addition and multiplication. To add growth, lead followers; to multiply growth, lead leaders.

Becoming a leader who develops leaders requires an entirely different focus from that of developer of followers. Consider some of the differences:

Leaders who develop followers want to be needed; leaders who develop leaders want to be succeeded.

Leaders who develop followers focus on weaknesses while leaders who develop leaders focus on strengths.

Leaders who develop followers develop the bottom 20%; leaders who develop leaders develop the top 20%.

Leaders who develop followers treat their people the same; leaders who develop leaders treat their people different.

Leaders who develop followers hold power; leaders who develop leaders give their power away.

Leaders who develop followers spend time with others; leaders who develop leaders invest time in others.

Leaders who develop followers grow by addition; leaders who develop leaders grow by multiplication.

Leaders who develop followers impact people only they can touch personally; leaders who develop leaders impact people far beyond their own reach.