Can you help me with the meaning of this quote?

Question

"To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone." Harry Truman

Answer 1

It means that you have to have your own ideas and the gumption to go out on your own regardless of what others think. If you are a sheep and follow what others say then you are not a leader are you?

Answer 2

You have leaders and you have followers. Followers will go along with the crowd, but leading is not what they do. Leaders will have to take a path that has not been traveled before. There isn't anyone to follow into the unknown. The leader must travel the path. He is the point man that will see the obstacles and will make the decisions to avoid the obstacles while still achieving his goal. The followers may be behind him, but he still travels the path alone. The burden of success or failure falls primarily on his leadership skills. The failure of the group is his failure. "The Buck stops here"

Answer 3

true---
I believe that a man must learn by being alone with God before leading others. This means that a man does not make his/her decisions based on the preferences of others. He walks steady and knows who he is and who God is. But remember a man is never alone---God is always with him and so is his momma.

Answer 4

go to the head of the pack;
don't ask others to do what you wouldn't do yourself;
as a leader, go into battle ahead of those that follow you.
etc, etc, etc
in short practice what you preach,
walk the talk and talk the walk
'you do want to be a leader don't you?

Answer 5

To me it means you must have the bravery to be the one ahead of the other (ie., adventurer) because if you don't try it how will anyone else know?? Be the "one" that everyone will want to follow.

Answer 6

To lead others you have to have enough confidence in youself to be able to go it alone if necessary.