What Is Followership?
Different follower types
What type of follower are you?
So far in this course, you've spent some time considering what type of leader you are, or could be, but how many of us ever think about what type of follower we are?
Identifying your own follower type will make you more aware of how you and other individuals interact with leaders. This awareness will be useful when reflecting on your own role as a leader and the relationships you have with those following you.
How to be a better follower
In the typologies explored here, positive/pro-active followership is about having energy and assertiveness, providing support but being willing to question, and seeing yourself as a partner rather than a subordinate.
Professor Jean Hartley offers her thoughts on how to be a good follower here – including the value of understanding your leader's personality and preferences.