This TED talk was given by Derek Sivers and is called “How to Start a Movement.”\u00a0 I thought it was really interesting because he used a funny video of a man dancing which turned into a crowd dancing as his example of a movement, but the lessons that he derived from it still hold true.\u00a0 First, he discusses how leaders start out with only one follower, and when they are starting out, its important to treat the small number of followers as equals because the cause that you are fighting for is more important than your role as a leader because it is something that is bigger than you.\u00a0 This was my favorite message from the video because I think it is a really important part of leadership.\u00a0 Leadership doesn’t just mean being in charge of others.\u00a0 It’s about leading them in the fight for the cause that you are all passionate about.<\/p>\n
He also made an interesting point about the first follower.\u00a0 Sivers commented about how the very first follower was a leader of his own because he showed others that it was okay to follow and join in.\u00a0 If the first follower hadn’t chosen to join in, then the crowd would not have formed because people wouldn’t have been following anyone to join in.\u00a0 As followers, we can act as small leaders, so it is important to be an active and public follower for the causes that we care about.\u00a0 This also reminded me about one of our most recent readings about how we can be leaders even when we don’t realize it because we have so much more impact than we give ourselves credit for.<\/p>\n