"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?" - Benjamin Disraeli
The above quote provides us with a very unique perspective on leadership. Whatever a leader seeks to achieve, it cannot be obtained solely by him/her. The people that the leader works for have to be willing to accept the change that the leader wants to bring. Thus, the most important quality of a leader is to be able to listen to the ideas of his people. If the majority of the people want to do a certain thing a certain way, then as a leader you need to be able to cater to their wants. If the ideas of leaders and the people do not intersect, then the leader always has to make a compromise. Thus, what the quote really means is that a leader heads in the direction pointed by his followers and leads them to their desired destination.
- Dikshya Parajuli, Manhattanville College Leadership Conference Committee
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