Followership - Creates Successful and Effective Leaders

Saturday's ride was a first for Mr. MBA and one that BIG MAN was excited to LEAD. Prior to the ride an email was sent to the group (note below) knowing that some were getting tired of BIG MAN leading. He had to remind them it was his birth-month and per the article, he was just trying to make them all "better leaders". After taking them to Porter's monument, two said we've had enough and left BIG MAN and Coach Craig in the dust. Determined to catch them before Prez. Hale ordered all of the Cinnabons at the Maverik, Big Man and Coach Craig rode like the wind and were little hot when they arrived. (4 layers was a little too much)

As they started to ride up Timpanogos Hwy, they were greeted with a beautiful sunrise and then started their climb to the summit. They again stopped for little treat at Suncrest Summit Cafe and made a quick descent down the other side.... Everyone made the turn at Mike Weir drive successfully and enjoyed the downhill past the temple. BIG MAN again was trying to lead the group on a scenic route home through Dimple Dell, but some wanted to ride along 1300 East with all the traffic and fumes... REALLY! Fortunately the other rides saw the wisdom in his route and "FOLLOWED"

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Never be a follower; Always be a Leader! Those are the words we hear from parents, teachers, coaches, and employers for most of our life. To be a follower is at the least a weakness and at the most, paramount to failure! Yet how can everyone be “the leader”? There are naturally many more followers than leaders. Is this Majority, those individuals who are follower-people, irrelevant or insignificant? We are a society in love with leadership and uncomfortable with followership, yet the two are inseparable. Though much has been written about leadership, skilled and active followership is as vital to success as good leadership. The proficiency and quality of the execution of a decision is often as important as the decision itself. Followers have the greatest opportunity to shine and contribute in the way that pushes the business to new heights.

Followership is NOT:

• meek and passive
• subservient or compliant
• inferior

Followership IS:

• Being responsible, participating, and challenging
• Dynamic and courageous
• A collaborator
• Critical to the leading process

 Porter Protects the PCRs

I'm sorry sir, your friends said three is enough

 The mornings are the BEST!

 Ron Hicks this is for you

 We're stopping again??

 This is how they used to climb Suncrest