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Real State Of Health
Leadership’s Vital Role in Sustaining Organizational Strength
The essence of leadership lies not only in guiding a team but also in vigilantly nurturing the followers within. The subtle decay of followership can clandestinely erode the core of an organization, leading to unforeseen consequences.
Unchecked, undesirable followers act as parasites, sapping the vitality of a robust system. Like leeches, they feed off the organization’s strength in silence, gradually weakening its foundation. Unfortunately, this deterioration often goes unnoticed until it’s too late to reverse the damage.
Even the most well-intentioned leader can unwittingly harbor detrimental followers within their ranks. Without timely intervention, these individuals can hollow out the organization from the inside, exposing it to various vulnerabilities. The leader, engrossed in their responsibilities, may remain oblivious to this internal decay until the repercussions become unavoidable.
A resilient tree, once thriving, can be silently weakened from within by undesirable elements, eventually succumbing to external pressures. It is imperative for leaders to periodically assess and address the health of their followership to safeguard the organization’s integrity and longevity.
What should good leaders do. Periodically check out. Skip levels to talk. Don’t be predictable or show favoritism. Predictability of choice by leadership is the easiest vulnerable point for undesirable followers to clutch on to amd seek the leaders attention and thence gain his sponsorships and favour. Be like the King in those stories. Reminds one of so many stories narrated to us as children where the wise king disguised as some commoner would visit their Kingdom to first-hand know the real state of its health rather than depending only on unhealthy followers to relay misinformation to suit their agendas.
Shame on the wisdom of the so called ‘Wise Leader’ if he goes to sleep and relies only on some of his favorites to relaying him the health and happiness updates of his people.
