The ultimate duty of leadership is not to make followers, but to make leaders out of the led.
A leader’s success is questionable if he does not succeed in making followers independent.
A true leader equips his followers to lead.
He doesn’t promote attachment of followers to himself.
Jesus called His followers to make (equip) them and make them independent. (Matthew 4:19, Mark 3:14, Matthew 10:1, Luke 9:1)
The ability and willingness to equip others to lead is the true evidence of successful leadership.
Charge people by equipping them to lead rather than demand from them to follow you.
The most effective leaders are those who lead others to independence by guiding and developing them.
A leader is one who is able to spread strength throughout the entire system that he leads.