Leadership & Followership

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1 Leadership & Followership Dr Shaun Lundy

2 What is Leadership? The ability a leader to get a job done no matter what. The ability a leader to motivate and inspire followers. The process influencing the activities an organised group toward goal achievement.

3 Leaders H&S H&S

4 Reality

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6 Approaches to leadership Transactional Transformational

7 Leadership Environment Situational and Contextual

8 Don t Forget the Followers

9 What is Followership? Followership is the capacity an individual to actively follow a leader and is the reciprocal social process leadership.

10 Leadership and Followership

11 Key Points on Dancing Guy Leaders are important but those first followers are vital. First followers turn the lone nut into a leader. Nurture your first followers and try to treat them as equals. It takes courage to be one those first followers. First followers deserve recognition.

12 Situational Leadership adapted from Hersey and Blanchard (1977)

13 Robert Kelley s Followership dimensions and styles, adapted from Kellerman (2008)

14 This is all about passing the buck, they don t want to get sued for an accident so it s being passed onto to us. I m not convinced any it will make a difference.

15 Alienated Follower This is all about passing the buck, they don t want to get sued for an accident so it s being passed onto to us. I m not convinced any it will make a difference.

16 I ll do it because that s what I m being told to do and it s really not worth the hassle arguing about the rights and wrongs, that s not my job. I just get on with it.

17 Conformist Follower I ll do it because that s what I m being told to do and it s really not worth the hassle arguing about the rights and wrongs, that s not my job. I just get on with it.

18 I m really not that interested in what the managers think. I find it s usually best to ignore them unless they start making a real noise about things.

19 Passive I m really not that interested in what the managers think. I find it s usually best to ignore them unless they start making a real noise about things.

20 Clearly it s important and the approach will work as long as everyone gets involved. I ve got some good ideas on how to take this forward myself.

21 Exemplary Follower Clearly it s important and the approach will work as long as everyone gets involved. I ve got some good ideas on how to take this forward myself.

22 Pragmatic Survivor Has qualities all four Changes style depending on situation Uses whatever style benefits their position Avoids risk and maintains the status quo 25-35% tend to be pragmatic survivors

23 Leadership Style Ideal Leader Behaviours Ideal Follower Behaviours Followership Style Coaching Include followers in decision making, consultation to encourage ownership Get involved move from outsider to insider mindset Alienated Supporting Authentic explanation and clarify expectations continually to engage followers Listen and do as requested move to a more active role Passive Directing Detailing expectations clearly and completely and monitor performance Doing as requested and demonstrating that results and quality are important Conformist Delegating Moving decision making and implementation to the follower Accepting responsibility, demonstrating success with increasing responsibility Exemplary

24 In Summary Your leadership style needs to adapt to your followership prile. Those initial followers are your greatest assets and they need nurturing. Great leaders have motivated and engaged followers.

25 A sign a good leader is not how many followers you have, but how many leaders you create Gandhi

26 Shaun Lundy

27 Alienated Follower Passive, yet independent thinker Perhaps previously effective May have experienced setbacks or frustration Capable, but focus on shortcomings the organisation Cynical Does not contribute to solving problems

28 Conformist Active, but dependent, uncritical thinker Carries out orders Participates willingly Concerned with avoiding conflict Goes along to get along

29 Passive Passive and uncritical thinker Lacks initiative and a sense responsibility Needs supervision Leaves thinking to the leader

30 Exemplary Follower Active and critical thinker Has courage to initiate change Open to risk and conflict to reach goals Serves the best interests organisation Committed to something larger than themselves Works toward positive impact