Rabbi Daniel Lapin talks about what a leader really means and what it takes to become one.
By definition, a leader is someone who has followers. You can't be a leader if you don't have followers.
Learning to become a leader, you must learn to become a follower. He talks about how you can't become a leader if you're not accountable to an external, higher entity. In Judaism and Christianity, we are raised to follow that ultimate higher authority, God. People subconsciously will perceive a good leader as someone that's not acting on their own highest authority.
He brings up the example of his childhood; Daniel Lapin's parents modeled obedience to God. They show that through their obedience, it brought regularity to life and actions. Validating the idea of authority.
Key Takeaways:
1) Learn to lead by learning to follow
2) We have to have a higher authority than ourselves
3) Parents are obedient and follow the rules, which brings regularity to their life and actions, modeling what it means to be a follower