When leaders are leading a team, they have roles and responsibilities that they must take on to be an effective leader. In the article “A Tribute To Warren Bennis, A Leader Of Leaders” by Steve Denning (2014), Bennis stated the interpretation of a leader as someone who not only made “people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery,” but actually put forward, and implemented, a vision of leadership in which that was a reality, not just a feeling (p.1, Denning, 2014). I agree with Bennis on his views on a role of leader. My philosophy on the roles of leaders is the same as Bennis. I believe that the people or followers come first. I believe effectively communicating with the followers is key. It is the leader’s role