Chapter 12 - Followership Flashcards
based on formal or informal positions
role-based
based on interpersonal behaviors
relational-based
a process whereby an individual or individuals accept the influence of others to accomplish a common goal
followership
- The leader’s behaviors interact with follower behaviors to create leadership and its outcomes
- leadership is negotiated between leader and follower
Leadership Co-Created Process
Kelley Typology
alienated exemplary passive conformist pragmatist
think for themselves but have a negative outlook
alienated
active and think critically and independently
exemplary
- sheep
- who look to the leader for direction and motivation
passive
- yes people
- always on the leader’s side but still looking to the leader for direction and guidance
conformist
- support the status quo but do not get on board until the others do
- fence sitters
pragmatist
- followers need to be courageous
- advocates how followers ought to behave
- followers serve a common purpose along with leaders
- Implementer, Partner, Resource, Individualist
Chaleff Typology
- high support, low challenge
- valued by leader; are supportive and get the work done but fail to challenge the leaders goals and values
Implementer
- high support and high challenge
- takes responsibility for themselves and the leader; fully supports the leader but is willing to challenge the leader when necessary
Partner
- exhibits low support and low challenge
- person who does enough to get by
Resource
- low support and high challenge
- marginalized by others, speaks up and lets the leader know where they stand
Individualist
Kellerman Typology
Isolate Bystander Participant Activist Diehard
- completely unengaged
- detached and do not care about their leaders
Isolate
- observers who do not participate
Bystander
- partially engaged individuals who are willing to take a stand on issues, either supporting or opposing the leader
Participant
feel strongly about the leader and the leader’s policies and are determined to act on their own beliefs
Activist
engaged to the extreme; committed to supporting or opposing the leader
Diehard
- need for reassuring authority figures
- need for security
- need to feel chosen/special
- need for membership in community
- fear of ostracism
- fear of powerlessness
Lipman-Blumen’s psychological factors
Followership as an area of study is considered to be in
its early stages
