Kelley’s Followership Model Flashcards
Needs lots of supervision
Passive Follower
Unwilling to take an unpopular position
Conformist Follower
Not a team player
Alienated Follower
Effective Follower
Exemplary Follower
Takes action only when given directions
Passive Follower
Willing to provide feedback
Exemplary Follower
Chip on the shoulder
Alienated Follower
Headstrong: may lack judgment
Alienated Follower
Goes above and beyond; “excels”
Exemplary Follower
Lacks own ideas
Conformist Follower
TRUE or FALSE
Without dedicated followers, there can be no effective leaders.
True
No sense of ownership for the task
Acting Dimension
Passive Followers
Thinks for themselves
Exemplary Follower
Works the system
Pragmatist Follower
Characteristics of a Good Follower
- Loyal
- Committed
- Risk taker
- Decisive
- Competent
- Courageous
- Tenacious
- Respectfully Dissents
- Knows their job
- Has Integrity
- Active Listener
- Goal-oriented
- Puts Team First
- Creative
- Seeks Feedback
- Sets Example
- Patriotic
- Disciplined
- Attentive
- Volunteer
- Takes Initiative
- Supportive
- Patient
- Motivated
- Dedicated
- Reliable
- Flexible or Adaptable
- Physically Fit
Plays by the rules and regulations
Pragmatist Follower
Willing to be innovative and offer feedback
Thinking Dimension
Independent, Critical Thinkers
TRUE or FALSE
Being an “Exemplary Follower” takes practice
True
Characteristics of an Alienated Follower
- “The Loner” or “Maverick”
- Cynical or negative
- Chip on the shoulder
- Headstrong: may lack judgment
- Not a team player
- Healthy skepticism of the unit; may be adversarial
TRUE or FALSE
Followership requires a high degree of self-discipline.
True
Dimensions of Followership
1.
2.
- Thinking
2. Acting
The act or condition of following a leader; adherence:
Followership