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A leader alone cannot accomplish a goal or vision by oneself. There is a built in assumption in our society that everybody should strive to be a leader. That’s where the fame and fortune are—with the leaders. “You can get a PhD in organizational leadership, but you can’t even get a bachelor’s in followership.” (Mercer) Why should an organization focus on followership as much as leadership? The Merriam Webster dictionary defines followership as “the capacity or willingness to follow a leader”

To be an effective leader you need to give subordinates what is missing in their environment by helping them balance for their lack of abilities in certain areas (Northouse, 2013). The concept behind leaders and followers is a continuation of the situational approach, (Northouse, 2013) “which suggests that a leader must adapt to the development level of subordinates”. This led to a more developed theory where leaders focus on motivating employee in other to enhance their performance and satisfaction

"I have been very impressed of your current works so far, Team Seven." Sarutobi said as he smiled at the three young Genin and their leader. "The reason why I called you in here today is because Naruto had complained that the missions given to your team were far too easy and begged for a harder mission. Seeing that Team 7 has set the record for the most D-ranked missions in a single week by a new Genin team, I have decided to give you a slightly harder mission." Nartuo grinned, it was the mission

Over the course of the novel, Ralph loses his leadership qualities, becomes less confident, and becomes more sensitive which causes the boys to lose faith in him and sparks tremendous violence. During the earlier chapters of Lord of the Flies, Ralph proved to be a strong leader, but this changes as the novel goes on. Ralph used to be an extremely powerful individual, and did not let anyone or anything get in his way. At one point, when things do not happen as Ralph had planned, he yells at the boys

Ben Day is the suspected killer of his mother and two sisters. Libby Day, Ben’s sister that survived, claims Ben was most likely the killer. Libby thinks that Ben is a devil worshipper and pedophile. Krissi Cates, a neighbor of the Day family, framed and accused Ben of molesting her. The morning after the framing, Krissi came back to apologize and explain that her counselor wanted her to do it. The first song that reminds me of the suspected molesting of Krissi is Summer Nights by Olivia Newton

The skills and qualities required of Christopher Columbus in order for him to lead a safe and successful voyage to undiscovered and unexplored lands weighed heavily on him, as he was initially placed in a headship position in the course of the planning of the journey because he originated and entertained the idea of finding a passage to China through unmarked waters. With his assiduousness and persistence, his appeal and intelligence, he was able to convince the King and Queen of Spain to fund his

Youssef Aguisoul Prototype Leaders within Diversity Kennesaw State University Leadership in a Global Society Fall 2015 Culture was and always going to be alive, it never dies. However, today is different, culture is spreading rapidly, and it became vital to acknowledge at least the basics of each culture. Due to multiplicity of cultures within societies, not any leader could lead a group of followers, but only prototype leaders who are needed to lead diverse organizations nowadays.

Chapter 4- Leadership in the 21st Century Leadership is very important to most of us because we either like being guided by someone (which means being under someone else’s leadership) or we are the type who like to take matters into our own hands. This is technically how we are today (and have always been), where we are either followers or leaders. Now, each one of these characteristics has their pros and cons, which means that it is alright to be a follower but up to a certain point. On the other

I never wanted to be the line leader in Kindergarten. I was happy with following everyone else. All throughout growing up I would do whatever my friends did. We played the same sports, joined the same clubs, had the same classes, and even wore the same clothes. Even though I was content with being a follower and doing what everyone else was doing, I knew something was missing. I wanted to be my own person and I had so many ideas and thoughts to share, yet no one wanted to hear them from someone who

As look to the future, I become excited about the possibilities that lay ahead. I was captured by Collins with these words, “We cannot predict the future. But we can create it” (p.1). Great by Choice, then became something of an obsession. I began to dissect and examine myself and my gifts and talents to determine where my strengths lay, and weaknesses could be improved. I examined how I could become of better service, exercise humility and leadership more effectively and how I could share my passions