Does the Brigade System Create Leaders or Followers?

One of the most important pieces of advice I have ever received came from my mother when I was 11 years old. “Be a leader, not a follower,” she told me. No one wants to just follow. We envision being able to take control of our destiny, of steering the ship into uncharted waters only to come out greater than we imagined. At least, that is what I always envisioned for myself. So you can imagine the irony...