8. Followership Practice 2

After watching the Fallen Tree video and reading the quotes from Mark G. Stainbrook and synonyms for follower(below) , please click on "Take the Quiz" then answer the questions below: 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPeeZ6viNgY

Please read the following quotes from Mark G. Stainbrook

 "Making the transition from a platoon commander in the Marine Corps to a new police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was one of the most challenging leadership experiences I have been through. Having led 30 to 40 Marines for three years, often under trying conditions, I considered myself to be a tested leader of men. Even in the Police Academy, I had been the class leader and an honor graduate, so I thought I was pretty hot stuff when I stepped out into the mythical “streets” as a patrol officer. But now I was the one taking orders, receiving the undesirable assignments, and being frustrated while seeing my supervisors make mistakes that I knew I would never make. Then a universal truth struck me. If I wanted to be a good leader, then I had to learn to be a good follower and just become the best police officer I could be. I did my best to report to work on time, to wear my uniform properly, to follow the rules and to not cause problems with my coworkers......Followers.... are critical to the success of any mission. After all, if everyone tried to be a leader at the same time, then nothing would ever be accomplished."  

 "Some of the best police officers I know have no aspirations to promote to leadership positions, yet they lead by example within their departments, and they are amazing leaders in other areas of their lives. They lead their families, they are church and community leaders, they are elected officials in some capacity, or they have reserve military careers. I find these individuals to be among the finest police officers, because they understand the principles of leadership and also “followership.” They understand that both require loyalty, dependability, and unselfishness. In whatever position they find themselves, follower or leader, they make the lives of the people around them better."   from the article  Leadership 101: The Good Follower  by Mark G. Stainbrook

 Mark G. Stainbrook is a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department and a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He served tours in Kosovo and Iraq.