Like anyone else, live has thrown plenty of curve balls my way. Some of those curve balls have required that I step up to help people by leading them through a situation, but work has also required me to lead from time to time.
Am I naturally inclined to be a leader, though? Not particularly. I hate being the center of attention, and typically leaders get LOTS of attention. I’m also not traditionally just a follower. I more often just “go with the flow” so if that counts as being a follower then I guess I am, but I also prefer to just walk my own path. I don’t do the “lone wolf” thing. I just kind of do my own thing.
Talking about situations where I’ve been a leader, those are typically because nobody else will and I know that everyone else has something better to contribute via their skill sets. So, at work, on projects, I act as a leader when I substitute in for a project manager on meetings or leading a specific subset of activities for a project. Technically speaking, these subsets of activities also require I be a follower when the project manager is present and taking care of things the way they’re expected to.
I never pay too close attention to the follower side of things, because, like I said, I typically just go where the wind takes me.
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