If I had to reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power.

Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.

Embrace error: Create an atmosphere in which prudent risk taking is strongly encouraged.

Understand stakeholder symmetry: Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders.

Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience.

Perhaps the central task of the leader of leaders thus becomes the development of other leaders.

Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.