Kelley’s Followership Model Flashcards

1
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Needs lots of supervision

A

Passive Follower

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2
Q

Unwilling to take an unpopular position

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Conformist Follower

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3
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Not a team player

A

Alienated Follower

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4
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Effective Follower

A

Exemplary Follower

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5
Q

Takes action only when given directions

A

Passive Follower

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6
Q

Willing to provide feedback

A

Exemplary Follower

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7
Q

Chip on the shoulder

A

Alienated Follower

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8
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Headstrong: may lack judgment

A

Alienated Follower

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9
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Goes above and beyond; “excels”

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Exemplary Follower

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10
Q

Lacks own ideas

A

Conformist Follower

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11
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Without dedicated followers, there can be no effective leaders.

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True

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12
Q

No sense of ownership for the task

Acting Dimension

A

Passive Followers

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13
Q

Thinks for themselves

A

Exemplary Follower

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14
Q

Works the system

A

Pragmatist Follower

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15
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Characteristics of a Good Follower

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  • 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
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16
Q

Plays by the rules and regulations

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Pragmatist Follower

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17
Q

Willing to be innovative and offer feedback

Thinking Dimension

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Independent, Critical Thinkers

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18
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Being an “Exemplary Follower” takes practice

A

True

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19
Q

Characteristics of an Alienated Follower

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  • “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
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20
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Followership requires a high degree of self-discipline.

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True

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21
Q

Dimensions of Followership

1.
2.

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  1. Thinking

2. Acting

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22
Q

The act or condition of following a leader; adherence:

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Followership

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23
Q

Follows the crowd

A

Passive Follower

24
Q

“The Loner” or “Maverick”

A

Alienated Follower

25
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Characteristics of a Passive Follower

A
  • “Sheep”
  • Follows the crowd
  • Takes action only when given directions
  • Needs lots of supervision
26
Q

The “Yes Man”

A

Conformist Follower

27
Q

Characteristics of a Pragmatist Follower

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  • “The Survivor”
  • Plays political games
  • Averse to taking risks
  • Mid-level enthusiasm
  • Works the system
  • Plays by the rules and regulations
28
Q

Strong ownership for the task

Acting Dimension

A

Active Followers

29
Q

Plays political games

A

Pragmatist Follower

30
Q

Averse to taking risks

A

Pragmatist Follower

31
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Leaders are also followers.

A

True

32
Q
  • EFFECTIVE Follower

* NOT a “Yes Man”

A

Exemplary Follower

33
Q

The “Survivor”

A

Pragmatist Follower

34
Q

Subservient

A

Conformist Follower

35
Q

Determines follower’s ownership of the task and willingness to respond to direction

A

Acting Dimension

36
Q

Do only what they’re told

Thinking Dimension

A

Dependent, Uncritical Thinkers

37
Q

Consider impact of their actions

Thinking Dimension

A

Independent, Critical Thinkers

38
Q

TRUE or FALSE

It is hard to have leadership when you have a divided followership.

A

True

39
Q

Mid-level enthusiasm

A

Pragmatist Follower

40
Q

Followership Principles

A

Know yourself and seek self-improvement.

Be technically and tactically proficient.

Comply w/ orders; initiate actions in absence of orders.

Take responsibility for actions.

Make sound and timely decisions and recommendations.

Set the example for others.

Be familiar w/ your leader and his job; anticipate requirements.

Keep your leaders informed.

Understand the task and ethically accomplish it.

Be a team member, not a “Yes-Man”.

41
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Leadership involves teaching someone the way, while followership involves attention to modeling the way.

A

True

42
Q

“Sheep”

A

Passive Follower

43
Q

Thinks about unit goals

A

Exemplary Follower

44
Q

Accept leader’s thinking

Thinking Dimension

A

Dependent, Uncritical Thinkers

45
Q

Not a “Yes Man”

A

Exemplary Follower

46
Q

Cynical or negative

A

Alienated Follower

47
Q

Characteristics of an Exemplary Follower

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  • EFFECTIVE Follower
  • NOT a “Yes Man”
  • Thinks for themselves
  • Innovative / creative
  • Willing to provide feedback
  • Thinks about unit goals
  • Supports leader and team
  • Goes above and beyond; “Excels”
48
Q

Must be told what to do

Acting Dimension

A

Passive Followers

49
Q

Characteristics of a Conformist Follower

A
  • “The Yes Man”
  • Lacks own ideas
  • Subservient
  • Unwilling to take an unpopular position
  • Averse to conflict
50
Q

Supports leaders and team

A

Exemplary Follower

51
Q

5 Types of Followers

A
  1. Alienated Follower
  2. Passive Follower
  3. Conformist Follower
  4. Pragmatist Follower
  5. Exemplary Follower
52
Q

TRUE or FALSE

No one leads all of the time.

A

True

53
Q

Takes initiative

Acting Dimension

A

Active Followers

54
Q

Innovative/Creative

A

Exemplary Follower

55
Q

Averse to conflict

A

Conformist Follower

56
Q

Healthy skepticism of the unit; may be adversarial

A

Alienated Follower

57
Q

The ability to follow, without “star billing,” in pursuit of organizational goals.

A

Followership