"Bandit - this is a really good page, and something that everyone intending to lead their group should read. I have a good example of leadership for you if you get the chance to see it. In the HBO series "Band of Brothers" there's a character that goes by the name of "Bull." Bull becomes a Sargent after the Normandy invasion, and is given charge over a group of new recruits. He stands up for them (respectfully) against a fellow soldier who downs his replacements for not being in the D-Day drop. If they need help with something he instructs without putting them down. He also led from the front and not from the safety of the back. As a result, his men went to his aid when Bull got cut off from the retreat. *This is the episode of "Operation Market Garden." If you lead well, and earn peoples respect, you can always count on the people who follow to do everything they can for you."