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
Follows the crowd
Passive Follower
“The Loner” or “Maverick”
Alienated Follower
Characteristics of a Passive Follower
- “Sheep”
- Follows the crowd
- Takes action only when given directions
- Needs lots of supervision
The “Yes Man”
Conformist Follower
Characteristics of a Pragmatist Follower
- “The Survivor”
- Plays political games
- Averse to taking risks
- Mid-level enthusiasm
- Works the system
- Plays by the rules and regulations
Strong ownership for the task
Acting Dimension
Active Followers
Plays political games
Pragmatist Follower
Averse to taking risks
Pragmatist Follower
TRUE or FALSE
Leaders are also followers.
True
- EFFECTIVE Follower
* NOT a “Yes Man”
Exemplary Follower
The “Survivor”
Pragmatist Follower
Subservient
Conformist Follower
Determines follower’s ownership of the task and willingness to respond to direction
Acting Dimension
Do only what they’re told
Thinking Dimension
Dependent, Uncritical Thinkers
Consider impact of their actions
Thinking Dimension
Independent, Critical Thinkers
TRUE or FALSE
It is hard to have leadership when you have a divided followership.
True
Mid-level enthusiasm
Pragmatist Follower
Followership Principles
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”.
TRUE or FALSE
Leadership involves teaching someone the way, while followership involves attention to modeling the way.
True
“Sheep”
Passive Follower
Thinks about unit goals
Exemplary Follower
Accept leader’s thinking
Thinking Dimension
Dependent, Uncritical Thinkers
Not a “Yes Man”
Exemplary Follower
Cynical or negative
Alienated Follower
Characteristics of an Exemplary Follower
- 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”
Must be told what to do
Acting Dimension
Passive Followers
Characteristics of a Conformist Follower
- “The Yes Man”
- Lacks own ideas
- Subservient
- Unwilling to take an unpopular position
- Averse to conflict
Supports leaders and team
Exemplary Follower
5 Types of Followers
- Alienated Follower
- Passive Follower
- Conformist Follower
- Pragmatist Follower
- Exemplary Follower
TRUE or FALSE
No one leads all of the time.
True
Takes initiative
Acting Dimension
Active Followers
Innovative/Creative
Exemplary Follower
Averse to conflict
Conformist Follower
Healthy skepticism of the unit; may be adversarial
Alienated Follower
The ability to follow, without “star billing,” in pursuit of organizational goals.
Followership
