Followership

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This paper reviews and discusses the importance of followership. According to the paper, without motivated, informed and committed followers, leaders sacrifice productivity and effort. The paper reviews the article, 'A Fresh Look at Followership: A Model for Matching Followership and Leadership Styles' by K. Bjugstad, E. Thach, K. Thompson and A. Morris.

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"Another model that considers the roles of leadership and followership is the Hersey and Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory (1982). This theory addresses four types of leadership styles. They are: telling, which involves direct instruction and task-oriented leadership; selling, which involves guiding and coaching followers who are willing but unable to do the work; participating, which seeks to build confidence and motivation in followers; and delegating, which works when followers are so capable that tasks can be turned over to them with confidence (Bjugstad et al, 2006, pp. 311-312). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bjugstad, K., Thach, E., Thompson, K., and Morris, A. "A Fresh Look at Followership: A Model for Matching Followership and Leadership Styles" Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, Vol 7, No. 3 (2006): 304-316.

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