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LDR 711A Discussion Responses Assignment Project
Read the question and student response. Write 300-word responses to each student’s responses below.
Question 1: Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:
Complete the Interactive Leadership assessment at the end of Ch. 12 in the Northouse text. Based on the results, discuss your follower style. What are your strengths and your weaknesses as a follower?
Student Response: The Leadership assessment was very detailed and insightful, and helped in identifying the areas to improve. I have scored high on both Independent Thinking and Active Engagement, which results in the Exemplary Follower style.
Northouse (2019) stated, “Exemplary followers score high in both independent thinking and active engagement. They exhibit independent, critical thinking, separate from the group or leader. They are actively engaged, using their talents for the benefit of the organization, even when confronted with bureaucracy or other noncontributing members. Up to 35% of people are categorized as exemplary followers” (p. 479).
I feel my strengths are:
I take proactive approach in identifying the issues and get them fixed
Promote and encourage Team success rather than individual success
Take the challenges as an opportunity
When there is no alignment in the organization Leadership, I put forward industry best practices and my experience to guide the discussion to conclusion
Collaborate with the cross functional teams to design the solution
Exemplary follower excels in carrying out task, good bond with colleagues and others. They bestow constructive criticisms, give views to leader, and rarely confiscate their support from unskilled leader without disturbing the organization’s activities.
According to Bjugstad et al. (2006), “Exemplary followers consider consequences of tasks before they carry out and excel in all tasks. They treat everyone in organization same way, get along very well with their colleagues, provide support and intelligent criticism to leader and even withdraw their support from an incompetent leader without disrupting the organizational operations”.
I don’t want to call my weaknesses, but call it opportunities to strengthen:
I have to improvise my listening skills
I have to improve on my communication and articulation skills
I have to practice emotional intelligence, as sometimes I get emotional when my suggestions are not accepted
References:
Bjugstad, Kent, Thach, Elizabeth C, & Thompson, Karen J. (2006, April). A Fresh Look at Followership: A Model for Matching Followership and Leadership Styles. Journal of Behavioral & Applied Management, 7(3), 304-319. https://eds.s.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=991a5a69-3eed-4232-99cb-70780a39b32f%40redis
Northouse, Peter G. (2019). Leadership – Theory and Practice (8th ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. https://lccn.loc.gov/2017049134
Question 2: Dynamic followers take charge of their personal and professional development, ensure complete competence in their jobs, actively manage their work relationships, and exercise independent thought.
Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:
Why is dynamic followership a requirement for effective leadership?
Include APA in-text citations and a references list.
Student Response: The cult of leadership concept noted by Manning & Robertson (2016) has been a growing issue in practitioner and scholarly leadership discussions recently which has cast a spotlight on followership as the obvious counterweight to the leadership discussion. There are numerous euphemisms which highlight the issues inherent in having too many leaders without enough followers in any organization. Thus, we need to round out our discussion of leadership by bringing in a focus on followership.
To reach into the history of leadership theory, Spears (1996) provides a synopsis of Robert Greenleaf’s works on Servant Leadership.
The concept of Servant Leadership may be rather misleading since the word leadership is in the title of the theory, however the theory really does lay out a method of teamwork and operational design that focuses on the servants as integral parts of the team framework. S
pears (1996) identified the muse that Greenleaf used as the basis for his theory back in 1970 which was a fictional work highlighting the role of a travelling guide responsible for team cohesion who turns out to be a religious leader later in the work. I see this as an excellent example of how dynamic followership is vital to the organization, not simply as an example of leadership in disguise as Greenleaf interpreted.
The guide in the original fictional work is not in a position of power or authority, he took charge of his own development, was competent in his craft, actively managed his relationships, and thought independently (Spears, 1996). Those hallmarks define effective and dynamic followership.
Through the act of serving and empowering the group, followers can exert influence and affect change in an organization. Greenleaf’s well-known theory of Servant Leadership is just as effective for followers as for prospective leaders. Excellent followers participate fully in the leader/follower relationship (Northouse, 2018). Another common saying that “everyone has a boss” can sum up the fact that even as a leader, one must also become an excellent follower. Practicing servant leadership, or a related form of authentic followership, can develop into dynamic, effective followership and benefit the entire organization.
References:
Manning, T., & Robertson, B. (2016). A three-factor model of followership: Part 1- introduction to followership, leadership and the three-factor model of leadership. Industrial and Commercial Training, 48(6), 277-283.
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.). SAGE Publications.
Spears, L. (1996, December). Reflections on Robert K. Greenleaf and servant-leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 17(7), 33+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A19188024/ITBC?u=up…
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