Hi, Jane - as always, your post is thoughtful and enjoyable to read.

I had two thoughts:

1) All through the first part, I was waiting for you to add "... so I popped him on the chin and down he went.":)

I think your initial negative response would have been mine as well.  This reinforces something we talk about regularly here:   Words matter.

You did a fine job of deconstructing both your reaction and the realities of our current connected world.

2)  I have read several things with the same general message that leadership and followership are more closely related than we sometimes think.  After all, if leadership occurs at all levels (and I absolutely believe this to be true), then following must also be occuring, usually in the same people.

If I met someone who claimed to only be a leader and not a follower, I would gently suggest he read up some on servant leadership, starting with Robert Greenleaf:)

Thanks for a very enjoyable post:)

John