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Followership, Legacy, and Vision
Notes from Kellerman, 2008 and Chaleff, 2003
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08/10/2010

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Term

Followership

 

(Kellerman, 2008) How followers are creating change and changing leaders

 

Term: Leader Attribution Error

Definition
Assumption that team leaders, rather than members, deserve credit for successes
Term

Followership

 

Kellerman 2008

 

Term: Followers

Definition
Those who have less power, authority, and influence than their superiors and therefore generally fall into line
Term

Kellerman 2008

 

Four types of followers

Definition

Bystanders

Participants

Activists

Diehards

Term

Kellerman 2008

 

Bystanders

Definition

Problematic because they do nothing

 

Edmund Burke: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

Term

Kellerman 2008

 

Participants

Definition

Who leaders want

 

The provide everyday energy that makes for a good organization

They can potentially undermine their leaders in small but potentially significant ways

Generally supportive, but can go their own way

 

All prove the importance of those other than at the top.

Term

Kellerman 2008

 

Activists

Definition

Feel strongly about their leaders and act accordingly, for good or bad

The resources they invest are not easy to come by

 

Term

Kellerman 2008

 

Diehards

Definition

Total dedication

willing to risk life and limb

Example: The Military

Term

Kellerman 2008

 

Good vs. Bad Followers

Definition

Distinguishes means and ends

 

Good = support good leadership and oppose bad

Bad = do nothing, or support bad leadership and thwart good

Term

Kellerman 2008

 

 

Called for transformation

Definition

Realize followers more important to leaders than the reverse

Emphasize follower-education as well as leadership-education

Term

Chaleff 2003

 

The courageous follower: Standing up to and for our leaders

 

Leader-follower relationship

Definition
build around pursuit of common purpose and core values
Term

Chaleff 2003

 

Purpose/values structure allows followers the courage for . . .

Definition

assume responsibility

serve

challnge

participate in transformation

take moral action

Term

Followership

 

Castiglione (1516) Book of the Courtier

Definition

Earn the favor of your prince so that you may always tell him the truth about everything without fear or risk 

 

From Chaleff 2003

Term

Legacy

 

Succession

Definition
Difficult for charismatic leaders
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