Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy

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Comment by Joe Brewer on February 27, 2010 at 10:45am

One way to bring this lesson into focus is to be mindful of the invitation that a "lone nut" offers to those around him/her.

By making the activity inviting and desirable, the lone nut stands out as one to emulate. This is truly an inspiring example of compassionate leadership.

Comment by Suzanne Hopkins on February 19, 2010 at 7:17pm

It is difficult to be the first to do anything-- but being the second may be even more difficult-- I never realized that before. Dance on!!Suzanne

Comment by PamKM on February 15, 2010 at 1:44pm

Thanks for the excellent lessons on how to build a movement. This isn't the whole text but it's what I heard that we might apply to the 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities:

1. The leader must be easy to follow.
2. First follower has crucial role. He shows everyone else how to follow.
3. Leader embraces first follower as an equal, so it's not about the leader anymore.
4. First follower calls to friends to join in. If the leader is the flint, the first follow is the spark that makes the fire. (Following is another type of leadership)
5. Second follower is a turning point. Three is a crowd and a crowd is news.
6. A movement must be public. Make sure outsiders see more than just the leader.
7. Everyone needs to see the followers. The new followers will emulate the previous followers, not the leader.
8. "Now here come 2 more people and then three more immediately." Now we've got momentum! This is the tipping point and now we have a movement.
9. Now it's no longer risky for new people to jump in. They won't stand out. They won't be ridiculed.
10. New people will be part of the "in crowd" if they hurry to join.
11. Everyone else will eventually jump in because they will be ridiculed for not joining.

Possible Lessons for CAN:
1. Make it easier to understand the campaign and how to participate in it.
2. Jon Ramer suggested an Open Source approach so people can adjust the campaign to reflect their city's unique needs and ideas.
3. List the Compassionate Cities on the CAN home page so everyone is an equal. They might each have their own group in the left hand column.
4. Create a global awareness and outreach campaign.
5. Feature new cities on the home page and write a short story about them. (Rewards and recognition are one key way the UN knowledge networks cultivate participation)

Anything else? Thanks Sheri!