rewrite: You cannot be a leader without followers. Leading and following go hand in hand. Followership is one of the most difficult tasks a leader will have to deal with. Having the ability to follow is the characteristic of a good leader. Not all leaders have it, but I will make sure I am able to follow as well as lead. It allows you to follow the interests of those around you which in turn can lead to successful ideas and decisions. It promotes the potential to accomplish more than one could have accomplished on one's own