Are you a leader or follower at work? Often in business it is widely accepted that it is better to lead than to follow. Businesses need positions from both types of people to operate successfully. A leadership position is generally identified by the specific roles of managers and supervisors, hence the definition of a leader. Followers tend to be characterized as someone who receives information and direction to process or complete an assignment with pre-planned productive outcomes, they are the ones who put the plan into action and create the results. Both positions are critical to success and completely dependent on each other, but is one more important than the other? In a business organization, a leadership role is often characterized by an individual who has the basic ability to plan, implement, delegate, supervise, influence and empower other employees toward a specific company goal. The character of a strong leader must have dominant personality traits to execute the skills taught. For a person to take on a leadership title, not only must they be able to take on very significant responsibilities, but on average, a successful leader is only eligible for this task if they can also easily influence the others to follow his direction. A person must be able to persuade and influence people naturally, and they do much better when they are confident in themselves, their ideas and their abilities, all of which are visible. Additional skills are acquired through training to enhance the talent of instructing others effectively. A leader should be seen as an expert who has all the correct information and ideas based on their vision. Imagining opportunities can be one... middle of paper ...... must support the follower and followers must support the leader. A leader would not be a leader if there was no one to follow, and a follower would not be able to follow if there was no leader. The boundary between the two roles is not an insurmountable line either. In most cases, a leader was once a follower who decided they had the ability and desire to leave their current role and take it upon themselves to help others be more effective. The transition from a leader to a follower occurs based on personal and situational factors. Likewise, a leader is usually also a follower of his leader while being a leader to other followers. The entire chain of command is entirely dependent on the other parts and roles as a whole. We might agree that for the organization to be successful, there must be someone to say "let's do this", and others to agree and follow...