Week 9 CID reflection

The video shown to the class on week 9 have allowed me to develop a deeper understanding of ‘what’ a leader is, the personalities of a leader, and what characteristics that individual possess to make him or her a successful leader, as well as the leader’s follower. The video started off with a scene of a man making extremely wild and crazy movements on a field. The maniacal movements this man demonstrated have aroused the attention of many people around him, yet these people have marginalized, ostracised and completely ignored him, thinking that he was barbarous. This only changed when one man stood up from the crowd and decided to join the man in dancing around wildly. Gradually, an increasingly number of people from the crowd joined in the first follower in imitating the leader’s movements. The leader is the most important person as he is the one who initiates and takes lead as the first person. Therefore, one must be responsible and have self-discipline to be a good leader. However, a first follower also do come in as a very vital role, as he takes the initiative to support the leader in whatever he is doing. Generally, in some scenarios, if nobody is willing to listen to the leader, a first follower must also step out and follow suit, representing the leader in one way or another, Only through this , the others would then follow the leader, In conclusion, although a leader is an extremely important person, the first follower is the one who achieve the success and recognition of the leader.

-Hong Wee