Summary This chapter describes followership as the capacity to induce leadership behavior in others. A true follower cannot be bound to follow. The moment they are bound they are no longer leader or follower. If the behavior of either is compelled whether by force, economic necessity, or ...
People often use the word “visionary” to describe leaders who are able to seebeyondwhat is currently possible and inspire others to pursue ambitious goals. While there is no one-size-fits-all definition of a visionary leader, certain qualities are common among them. According to experts, the...
1 2 CASES IN LEADERSHIP Leadership is about influence—the ability to influence your subordinates, your peers, and your bosses in a work or organizational context. Without influence, it is impossible to be a leader. Of course, having influence means that there is a greater need on the part ...
What determines the identity of a leader has important implications for the efficiency of a moving collective, since leaders with higher navigational certainty can increase the accuracy of the group. We examined factors contributing to the establishment of leadership/followership, focusing on the role ...
Director of HR4 months ago "Clarity is magnetic." It was part of a bigger lesson that people value integrity, but they actually follow clarity. Clarity in vision combined with a good vision has a potential to build incredible followership. ...
but we were missing the mark on empathy and emotion. Having that perspective supplemented the team really well and became the X factor that really allowed us to move a lot quicker than we were in the past. The way I've looked at it is really trying to augment and supplement what you'...
In other words, those working for a manager have little choice, but followership is a choice. This seems like a bit of a moot point in an organisational context, where employees have very little choice about whether they follow the head of the organisation....
A follower-centered perspective on followership is missing in many discussions on leadership. This gap is unfortunate because only by understanding followers can researchers and practitioners fully address the leader鈥揻ollower relationship. The purpose of this study is to give a voice to followers; ...
method where an individual persuades a group of individuals to achieve a common goal; followership is the group that is influenced by an individual, the leader; and sensemaking is the interpretation of something that has occurred, but not yet named, nor has been recognized as a separate event...
The article presents views of several leaders on the qualities of a leader. Topics discussed include views of author Tim Ferriss regarding the importance of focus in leadership, Barri Rafferty of public relations firm Ketchum North America, regarding confidence and followership, and Keri Potts of cab...