<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[I Will Follow&nbsp;You]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>If you are, or want to be, a leader, you need to have followers. People who are willing to follow you.<a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7229" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/i-will-follow-you/ducklings/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png" data-orig-size="1024,751" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ducklings" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png?w=1024" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7229" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png?w=300&#038;h=220" alt="ducklings" width="300" height="220" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png?w=300&amp;h=220 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png?w=600&amp;h=440 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/ducklings.png?w=150&amp;h=110 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
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<p>Now you might say, I am the boss, so I am the leader. Well, you might be the boss, but if your employees don&#8217;t follow you, or don&#8217;t want to follow you, you might not really be a leader. You want, and need, to be the kind of person people choose to follow.</p>
<p><a href="https://leadershipfreak.blog/2016/10/30/10-ways-to-be-a-leader-people-choose-to-follow/" target="_blank">10 Ways to be a Leader People Choose to Follow</a> has good tips for all leaders. Not just how to be a leader people will follow, but also examples of the kinds of leaders people choose not to follow. Don&#8217;t be one of those!</p>
<p>If you have any tips to share about what makes a good leader, please share them in the comments!</p>
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