The best leaders began their journeys by developing strong followership skills. International business icons like Malcolm Forbes, Wal-Mart's Sam Walton, Estee Lauder's Leonard Lauder, Proctor & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley, and the current CEOs of FedEx, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, and Clorox all practiced followership relentlessly as they progressed in their careers. Why? Because all leaders are also followers: they are still accountable to someone else above them. Mastering the four roles and secret skills of followership will ensure your success, through better cross-generational communication and teamwork, in the paradoxically simultaneous roles of follower and leader.