Definitions/Descriptions
The concept of Followership is as compelling as Leadership.
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
Answer: What is b: No – Have you ever heard of or considered taking a followership course?
This perspective argues that leadership cannot exist without followership.
Answer: What is the relational-based perspective?
This type of follower is highly engaged, independent, and willing to challenge a leader constructively.
What is an exemplary follower?
Many people confuse arrogance and narcissism with this quality, leading them to follow destructive leaders.
What is strength?
Soldiers who followed General Eisenhower during WWII exemplified this type of followership.
What are exemplary or diehard followership?
The study of Followership began in______
What is 1930?
Social constructivism suggests that leaders and followers establish followership in subtle reciprocal negotiations: the leader advances their influence as permitted by the follower, and the follower permits the leader’s power advances until they are unwilling to accept any more influence. Describes which of the following:
What is answer b?
Followers who shift their behavior depending on the situation or leader are categorized as this.
What are pragmatic followers?
Followers may cling to destructive leaders because they promise certainty during times of this.
What is fear or uncertainty?
Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership was strengthened by followers who engaged in this nonviolent practice.
What is civil disobedience?
Definition of Followership:
a. Follower-centered, focusing on how leaders help followers to adapt.
b. How leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated goals.
c. A process whereby an individual or individuals accept the influence of others to accomplish a common goal.
What is C?
All of the following are researchers who developed followership typologies except for:
a. Kelley
b. Kellerman
c. Kobisheski
d. Chaleff
e. Zaleznik
What is c?
Followers who avoid responsibility and rely heavily on the leader for direction are known as this.
What are passive followers?
Toxic leaders often appeal to followers by exploiting these 3 deep human needs.
What are the fears of ostracism, isolation, and social death?
In corporate settings, employees who challenge leaders to innovate are often called this.
What are change agents?
Followership is amoral (morally neutral) as indicated by which of the following:
a. Imposes a responsibility to consider the morality of one’s actions.
b. Both followers and leaders share a moral obligation while they work together to achieve common goals.
c. Character and behavior of followers impact organizational outcomes.
d. all the above
e. a & b only
Answer: What is d?
In followership studies, this phrase describes shifting perspective to examine leadership through the eyes of those being led.
What is reversing the lens?
Followers who are enthusiastic and active, but sometimes uncritical in their support.
What are Conformists?
Two examples of the need for membership in the human community that are destructive/toxic.
What are hazing and gangs?
According to the Kelley typology, NASA engineers who questioned decisions during the Challenger mission exemplified this followership style.
What are alienated followers?
Effective followership requires both critical thinking and this type of participation.
What is active engagement?
These followers are skeptical and often critical but can provide valuable checks on leadership decisions.
What are alienated followers?
The success of Gandhi’s movement depended on followers who showed both loyalty and this