Where Do Leaders and Followers Match Up?

The alternative media have provided us with myriad of the most up-to-date information. I have indeed watched most of the video clippings on Malaysian leaders broadcast on YouTube. What attracted me most are video-clippings on how some of our leaders responded (most, however, reacted) to the aftermath of the March 8 General Election.

Two of these videos which I have spent some time are on the former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Mahathir Mohamad and his one-time heir apparent Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Several questions arose in my mind: What attracted their followers? What qualities or attributes do they offer? Where do they match up with their followers?... and many more.

My analysis on these videos uncovers that each one of them has shared goals vis-a-vis their followers in several key areas: attitude towards their followers; the ability to bridge generation gap - in terms of approaches deployed in managing both age group and mindset; background and common cause for actions; common values, and leadership ability.

In short, who they are is who they attract.

So, if many of us still feel that the people working with us are negative, then it time for us to double-check our own attitude. For, the better leader we are, the better leaders we will attract. And, if we think our followers could do better then ourselves, then it is time for us to further improve ourselves.

"Who you get is not determined by what you want. It is determined by who you are." - J. C. Maxwell