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More in Common than Breakfast

October 18, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study07, study12

What’s the meat and potatoes of our leadership-followership organizational connection?

Letting Go of What You Want

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 by A.H., posted in reflections, study03, study12

As excellent followers we need to be able to come to grips with the grief and loss of not getting our own way and missed expectations. We need to learn how to be okay with letting go of certain desires as we work with others to fulfill our common purpose and achieve our organizational aims.

Can you see clearly now?

October 11, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study01, study04, study12

As a leader, are you hogging the road to vision?

Leading to Follow

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections

How are elevator rides the key to unlocking the purpose of leadership?

A Servant Leadership Definition of Followership

June 26, 2019July 11, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study02, study07, study12

A leadership guru lays an excellent foundation for the role of followership.

Be a Bridge

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study03, study08, study09, study12

An ancient Welsh chief has important insight for modern leaders and followers.

A Followership View of Servant Leadership: Ch 2-B

April 4, 2019April 17, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study06, study09

Three roles of leaders…and what does that mean for us as followers?

Leadership, Followership, & Consensus

July 15, 2017 by A.H., posted in reflections, study10, study12

I was recently presented with these words, reported to be from former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: “Consensus is the absence of leadership.” Is that true? What roles should leaders and followers play in decision-making?

Leader: the ideal human being?

August 1, 2016November 27, 2018 by A.H., posted in questions, reflections, study01, study06

During a recent conference workshop, I asked the attendees to make a list of the qualities, characteristics, and responsibilities of a leader/leadership. Here’s a sampling of what they came up with:

Responding to a Leadership Wishlist

July 16, 2016September 20, 2019 by A.H., posted in questions, reflections, study09, study11

As a follower, what do you desire from your leader? What characteristics would be beneficial to you in your pursuit of following with excellence? In 1994, Warren Bennis suggested that followers need three basic qualities from their leaders: “they want direction; they want trust; and they want hope.”

Followership Encouragement

June 29, 2016January 26, 2017 by A.H., posted in analogies, reflections, study07, study10

Honk! Honk! Honk! I learned recently from a friend that geese in flight–in their famous “flying V” formation–honk almost continuously for a very definite purpose: encouragement & cooperation.

What does the world need?

April 13, 2016January 26, 2017 by A.H., posted in excerpt, reflections, study04, study06

If you’re at all enticed by the idea of following with excellence–of truly participating, making your unique contributions, co-laboring with others to achieve a common purpose–then you may have asked yourself a series of questions. What should I do? How should I engage? What endeavors should I participate in? If I want an environment in which … Continue reading What does the world need?

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