of a leader‚ but followership has received less attention. Treister and Schultz (1997) “suggests that a "follower is someone who accepts guidance and‚ on receiving it‚ takes the appropriate action." Treister et al (1997) also state followership is “considered a passive or submissive role of lesser importance than leadership. However‚ the effectiveness of leaders to a large measure depends on the qualities of their followers.” Treister et al (1997) go on to say “good leadership enhances followers
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POSTION PAPER ON FOLLOWERSHIP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LEADERSHIP 1. Throughout history there has been a dispute over which is more important: leadership or followership. This article will advocate why followership is more important than leadership‚ and the supporting rationale behind this synopsis. This paper will discuss the strengths of followership‚ the weaknesses of followership‚ and why followership is more important than leadership. Lastly‚ it will conclude with how followership directly corresponds
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values of effective leadership. Followership and Leadership are essential to accomplish the mission. This paper is to demonstrate the differences between followership and leadership in depth to acquire a better understanding. Without followership‚ a leader at any level will fail to produce effective institutions” (Bjugstad et al.‚ 2006‚ p. 316). Displaying these characteristics of followership is hard work and it takes discipline. This means that followership helps the organization move towards the
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Explain the difference between followership and leadership As you have all learned from leadership classes‚ all leaders are followers‚ but not all followers are leaders. One of the biggest differences that separate leaders from followers is the fact that many leaders have charisma. Many followers have charisma‚ although it may be stifled because they are not in a proper position to utilize it. Charisma‚ by my own definition‚ is the compelling attractiveness or charm that enables you to influence
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The Difference between Leadership and Followership C/CMSgt Abraham Cheng Leadership and Followership are two very distinct concepts‚ but it is impossible to have one without the other. In CAP’s leadership text‚ it defines leadership as an art. Like all the other types of art‚ leadership takes practice and experience to be skilled at using it. This is where followership comes in. Followership is where you learn to be a leader‚ where you observe those placed above you‚ and most importantly‚ where
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As detailed in the article “Wilderness leadership on the job”‚ just as leadership may be absent where it is expected‚ leadership often appears in unexpected places. The authors strongly suggest that there can be no leaders without followers‚ how a leader performs is contingent on their situation and placement rather than just their style. Followership and Transactional leadership occurs in numerous forms‚ the inside and outside organizations. Both Followership and Transactional leaders use their power
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During module 6: Leadership and Followership‚ I found that the most important concept was social sensitivity. According to our required reading in module 6‚ social sensitivity is defined as developing “keen awareness and understanding of others’ emotions‚ feelings‚ personality‚ temperaments‚ strengths‚ cultural differences‚ values‚ and beliefs”. This tells me that I should be able to understand and respect others’ viewpoints at every level. This concept is most important to me because the military
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After reviewing Module Six “Leadership and Followership”‚ the concept that I felt was most important was Diversity Awareness. The reason it is the most important is because when everyone joins the military‚ every person does not necessarily know‚ where the person standing next to them are from or what type of culture they grew up in. With that being said‚ Diversity Awareness is important because we have to educate ourselves and our Airmen to identify and respond to the requirements of different
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the truth is that the study of leadership and followership is much more complicated than that. In order for both leaders and followers to progress they need to maintain a relationship based on trust. It will be difficult for a leader to trust a passive follower who does not take initiative or hold responsibility‚ just as it will be difficult for a follower to trust a leader who believes that their personal interests is more important than the mission of the organization. It is commonly known that a
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Followership Melissa S. Singleton HRM 5030 Organizational Ethics Address: 301 N Gross Road APT 425 Kingsland‚ GA 31548 Email: msingleton2@capellauniversity.edu Professor: Jean Gordon‚ PhD Abstract In business society‚ Followership is cooperation with business mission and values to provide teamwork along the organization (N.A.‚ 2012‚ para. 4). In return‚ leadership has the same meaning. To be an efficient follower‚ the individual has to be willing build the pathway to be a leader
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