thats funny.

reminds me a little bit about tatoo’s. once upon a time they were a sign of rebellion and now its the norm.

or bald heads – now everyone’s got one…

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James Tuckerman Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 4:28 pm

Not necessarily by choice (from one ‘baldie’ to another)

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James Tuckerman Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 4:37 pm

I think this is my favourite Anthill TV video for a while.

Awesome! I want to be ‘shirtless dancing guy’!

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James Tuckerman Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 4:39 pm

Steve – And you can be my first lone nut (Yes, that’s a reference to your head. Heh heh).

Paul Ryan Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

I remember Zolton Zavos from Lost At E Minor saying that when he moved to Brooklyn, so many people had tattoos that he felt like he was making a really unique statement with his “clean” look.

Just think of all those great leaders who would have gone down in history as lone, shirtless loons groovin’ on a grassy knoll if not for those brave first followers who joined them. And how many first followers have been branded as creepy loon accomplices (Igors) because no one else joined the movement?

The truth is, this stuff happens all the time. But we only hear about leadership when it works.

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Fantastic! Now I don’t feel so bad about being a lone nut, now if only I could find the first follower lol

Thanks – I’ll definately be passing this link around.

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Yes, cool.
And not to take anything away from Derek Sivers, but, Seth Godin discovered and commented on this phenomenon, crediting the ‘leading followers’, a good seven months before: http://bit.ly/xyVId.

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Paul Ryan Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 8:58 am

Thanks Paul. I wasn’t aware of Godin’s post. I’ve updated this post to reflect that.

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Paul and James,

You keep coming up with incredible stuff.
Your resources continue to amaze.
(Your ‘serious’ stuff gets tweeted by me all the time too!)
Keep it up ………….. and Thanks.

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Steve Sherlock Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 10:16 pm

hey? – jim i thought this was the serious stuff – just easier to digest in this format;-)

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Paul Ryan Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 3:55 pm

Thanks Jim. Glad you’re finding it all useful AND entertaining.

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Fabulous lesson – learnt the importance of true leadership but also the important role of the first follower!! Fascinating… thank you

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Thanks Paul,

Both informative and entertaining.

Some further comments here, as it relates to us:
http://blog.global-roam.com/index.php/2010/02/leadership-lessons-in-dance/

Paul

PS = In response to the other Paul M’s comments – is there anything Seth has not commented on? He’s such a prolific blogger

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James Tuckerman Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 9:42 am

Beating Seth to the punch is a tough ask… But we all need a goal, right?

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Hello, watching the lone nut did not make me feel uncomfortable for him – I did not find him ridiculous. The first follower I found a bit more ridiculous. And of course when the crowd came up that’s when I felt unease, and a bit of nausea.
Thierry

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This is such an awesome video. Derek actually inspired me to create a social movement to unleash ideas and build networks by doing 5-minute well prepared talks that are thought provoking, inspirational, and fun. I am up to six followers now and I am blogging about the experience. Going through the process I can totally relate to the lone nut and the importance of getting that first follower.

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thanks for this. i learnt it and i need to be skinny, take my shirt off and wiggle endlessly and get some fat follower to do the same and treat him well.. – just kidding – but it ia amzing how the human nature tilts after the following starts…

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Except this video it about 4 years old

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James Tuckerman - Anthill Mag Reply:
March 6th, 2011 at 3:24 am

“The Richest Man in Babylon” was written in 1926.
Dale Carnegie’s “How to win friends and influence people” was published in 1937.

This post was is also more than a year old.
Does age diminish the value of a lesson?

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Very very funny. All the hallmarks of virality: fly-on-the-wall, social, instructional, highly analytical, authoritative tone, with an empowering moral. And a level of seriousness completely at odds with the data: a triumph of style over substance. In other words, total bullshit. A bunch of stoners start dancing, and that’s a big deal? Has the narrator ever got out of the management school library and gone to a party?

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