Personally, as someone who IS a follower, I would not follow a leader who rushed headlong into a situation without pausing to get all of the facts, or who jumped to conclusions when there wasn't enough information to decide rationally. I know I'm a minority, most people are stupid and just want someone charismatic and don't CARE whether said person has a clue. But I'd like to point out that there are followers who prefer that their leaders be informed and who, in fact, will not follow those who are not.

Personally, I think that if more followers were so discerning, the world would be led by fewer crazy people and idiots. But that's just me.