Search Results for “trust” – Embracing Followership

Enhancing Excellent Followership as a Distance Leader: Part 1 (trust)

June 20, 2018 by A.H., posted in reflections, study07, study09, study10

How does a distance leader promote excellent followership in the realm of trust?

“I trust you.”

June 1, 2016January 26, 2017 by A.H., posted in reflections, study09, study10

I’ve served in a new leadership role for almost a year now, and I can still recall one of the earliest bits of affirmation that I received. During a call with one of my subordinates which touched on a somewhat sensitive issue, uncertain what kind of response I would receive, I was given these words … Continue reading “I trust you.”

Servant ~by~ Leadership

August 18, 2020 by A.H., posted in news, reflections, study03, study10

Do you lead by serving, or serve by leading?

Followership according to NASA

April 7, 2020 by A.H., posted in analogies, reflections, study10, study12

These followership contributions are valuable universally.

New Free Resource: Culture Combination Considerations

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 by A.H., posted in news, resource, study03, study07, study10

Do I know my teammates, or do I just think I know a few things about where they’re from?

A Follower’s Rewarding Words

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 by A.H., posted in excerpt, reflections, study07, study08, study10

Followers: let us make use of our influence to encourage and reward our leaders.

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.

A Followership View of Servant Leadership: Ch 7-A

June 14, 2019June 26, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study04, study06, study07, study12

Whether or not you’re a person of faith, what can the church be & teach about the nature of service?

A Followership View of Servant Leadership: Ch 6

May 17, 2019June 14, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study01, study02, study06

What can followers learn from givers?

A Followership View of Servant Leadership: Ch 3

April 17, 2019May 17, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study03, study07, study09, study12

Do board members make any difference, and should followers care about them? Greenleaf thinks so…

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?

A Followership View of Servant Leadership: Ch 2-A

March 23, 2019April 4, 2019 by A.H., posted in reflections, study09, study12

Is servant leadership about institutions or about people?

“Hamlin illustrates the book with personal stories and plenty of quotes. He provides a comprehensive and critical reading of the literature, mindful of dynamics and opportunities for good followership…. Hamlin’s context is the not-for-profit world, but his message is broadly applicable for non-profits, churches and businesses. Followers will find plenty of food for thought on how … Continue reading James Matichuk, blogger

― James Matichuk, blogger

“All too often we forget that strong leadership implies that people are following. This is an excellent treatment of a topic that is mostly ignored. Just about anybody can benefit from reading this book.”

― Dr. Ted Esler, president, Missio Nexus

“Concepts from Embracing Followership truly have embedded in the way we think as a small administrative/support team (5 people). We actually have adopted the ‘ripe banana’ concept [Chapter 6] as a team and added an image of a ripe banana amidst green bananas on the top of our team meeting agenda template – it is … Continue reading Lindsay Ackerman, director of development operations

― Lindsay Ackerman, director of development operations

“Embracing Followership is well-written and well-thought out. The accessible language and clear categories make an otherwise nuanced topic easy to wrap your mind around. It is a necessary read for leaders as much as followers

― Dr Tom Lambshead, executive coach

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