Leaders vs followers

Soon, Malaysians will vote for a Government that would look into their interest as citizens. They will choose leaders who they think have what it takes to represent them; be their voice to be heard. I used to be in the thick of the action during elections when I was still a newspaper journalist, covering the stories and events. I'm interested in only one story now: the foolishness of it all. I found this interesting article that speaks a lot about leadership. Let's ponder a moment:

When leaders make a mistake, they say, "I was wrong."
When followers make mistakes, they say, "It wasn't my fault."

A leader works harder than a follower and has more time;
a follower is always "too busy" to do what is necessary.

A leader goes through a problem;
a follower goes around it and never gets past it.

A leader makes and keeps commitments;
a follower makes and forgets promises.

A leader says, "I'm good, but not as good as I ought to be;"
a follower says, "I'm not as bad as a lot of other people."

Leaders listen;
followers just wait until it's their turn to talk.

Leaders respect those who are superior to them and tries to learn something from them;
followers resent those who are superior to them and try to find chinks in their armor.

Leaders feel responsible for more than their job;
followers say, "I only work here."

A leader says, "There ought to be a better way to do this;"
followers say, "That's the way it's always been done here."