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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2010

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A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous. But what he's doing is so simple, it's almost instructional. This is key. You must be easy to follow! Now comes the first follower with a crucial role: he publicly shows everyone how to follow. Notice the leader embraces him as an equal, so it's not about the leader anymore - it's about them, plural. Notice he's calling to his friends to join in. It takes guts to be a first follower! You stand out and brave ridicule, yourself.

Being a first follower is an under-appreciated form of leadership. The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader. If the leader is the flint, the first follower is the spark that makes the fire. The 2nd follower is a turning point: it's proof the first has done well. Now it's not a lone nut, and it's not two nuts. Three is a crowd and a crowd is news. A movement must be public. Make sure outsiders see more than just the leader. Everyone needs to see the followers, because new followers emulate followers - not the leader.

Now here come 2 more, then 3 more. Now we've got momentum. This is the tipping point! Now we've got a movement! As more people jump in, it's no longer risky. If they were on the fence before, there's no reason not to join now. They won't be ridiculed, they won't stand out, and they will be part of the in-crowd, if they hurry. Over the next minute you'll see the rest who prefer to be part of the crowd, because eventually they'd be ridiculed for not joining.

And ladies and gentlemen that is how a movement is made! Let's recap what we learned:

If you are a version of the shirtless dancing guy, all alone, remember the importance of nurturing your first few followers as equals, making everything clearly about the movement, not you. Be public. Be easy to follow! But the biggest lesson here - did you catch it? Leadership is over-glorified.

Yes it started with the shirtless guy, and he'll get all the credit, but you saw what really happened: It was the first follower that transformed a lone nut into a leader.

There is no movement without the first follower.

We're told we all need to be leaders, but that would be really ineffective. The best way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow. When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in.

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  • dtc6776

    pretty cool video deathpleasure

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  • deathspleasure

    Not mine, original usr in the descrip, for now on I will put that they are the original uploader:) Sorry

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  • EmpathyWorks

    This video is fake. That was a flash mob.

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  • kire1033

    Sooooo this is a video of some drunk guys dancing being passed off as a leadership video?

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  • 90Unknown90

    i enjoyed watching this video

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  • miinyoo

    TED is a gaggle of liberal wisdom-fags. Good for them, really, they've got some great ideas. Ever wonder why they roll CC instead of exclusive copyright? Ulterior motive, well done aspiring thinker. Most of their content is very very admirable but if you read between the lines, it's a program. A program which limits discussion by an unknown force, "who accepts and schedules TED talks". That force.

    Deeper is the inverse and potentially valuable knowledge most won't get or aren't privy to.

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  • Fouad Hamdan

    This is just wonderful! Thanks! Will distribute in the Arab region!

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  • certifiedpet

    The only reason I clicked this video is because I was confused by the title. I guess I am still confused.

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  • Abdulrashid Hassan

    DUDE THIS FROM TED TALKS BY DEREK SIVERS

    SHAME ON YOU BUDDY

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