- the remarkable story of William Wilberforce's crusade against slavery.Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which those followers believe the leader will own it….Your followers take their cues from you. They will only sacrifice for the vision if you will. They will only take a bullet for the cause if they believe down to their toes that you would do the same. Are you a half-hearted, low-cost hireling? Or are you a full-on owner? Your followers are immensely curious about which it is, and over time each of them will come to a conclusion.
Bill Hybels, Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs
(Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI: 2008), 35.