Identify the qualities and behaviors of followers who contribute to the success of an organization.

Submit Section 1 of your presentation and script. Be sure you are fully addressing the following in 3–5 slides, excluding references:

Section 1: Followership Defined

Identify the qualities and behaviors of followers who contribute to the success of an organization.

Using at least one example from your professional life, analyze how leaders can draw value from their followers.

Summarize the responsibilities of followers in an age in which the complexities of leadership and pace of change are ever increasing.

For this week’s Assignment, you will begin by completing Section 1 of the PowerPoint presentation. In addition to the slide content, you will also need to include text in the speaker notes section of each slide that would serve as the script you would use to deliver this presentation to a group of people. As you prepare your presentation and script, be sure to cover all items outlined for Section 1, including the incorporation of references to appropriate academic sources, such as those found in the Learning Resources or those in the Walden Library.

A lot of attention is paid to the role of the leader, but there is another important role to consider for the overall success or failure of an organization: the role of the follower, a concept highlighted by Robert Kelley in his seminal article “In Praise of Followers.” Do you think the fate of an organization is the sole responsibility of its leaders, or do you believe the employees bear some of that responsibility as well? Through these resources, you will explore what followership is. As you review these resources, consider your professional situation and ask yourself: Are you a follower? Are you an effective follower?

Kelley, R. E. (1988, November). In praise of followers. Harvard Business Review, 66(6), 142–148.

Time Estimate: 14 minute

McCallum, J. S. (2013). Followership: The other side of leadershipLinks to an external site.. Ivey Business Journal Reprints. http://iveybusinessjournal.com

Time Estimate: 5 minutes

Schindler, J. H. (2014). Followership theory Download Followership theory. In Followership: What it takes to lead (pp. 11–18). Business Expert Press.

Followership: What It Takes to Lead, by Schindler, J. H. Copyright 2014 by Business Expert Press. Reprinted by permission of Business Expert Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2022.

Requirements: 4 Pages