Followers

but the social aspect of the game has changed dramatically. As I will talk about, in my opinion, there are fewer fans that have a true connection with their club which relates to both of this weeks readings: Supporters, Followers, Fans and Fever Pitch. Connecting Supporters, Followers, Fans and Flaneurs by Richard Guilianotti and Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby, it is clear to understand what type of fan Hornby was according to Guilianotti. Hornby clearly displays a strong passion for “his” club, Arsenal

great leaders however, we tend to lose sight in finding the people these great leaders will lead. Organizations succeed or fail partly on the basis of the leaders and how well they lead but also partly on the basis of how well their followers follow. So what is a follower, more importantly what is followership? According to McCallum (2013) "Followership is a straightforward

between leaders and followers, and building this relationship requires an appreciation for the personal values of those who would be willing to give their ener¬gy and talents to accomplish shared objectives. Transformational leadership and leader-member exchange are popular theories in the leadership arena. Various researchers and writers have established the validity of these concepts. A number of writers emphasize the role of fairness in the relation between a leader and a follower. In this essay I

“Followers make judgments about leaders and then decide whether to follow them or not. (Whitlock, 2012)”. Is it possible for a follower make or break an organization? Blanchard, A., Welbourne, J., Gilmore, D., & Bullock, A. (2009) state that understanding followers from the manager’s perspective is an important first step in determining that followership behaviors are linked to positive employee outcome. Blanchard et al (2009) conducted a quantitative study on Followership Styles and Employee Attachment

Throughout America’s educational system the idea of “be a leader not a follower” is often times presented to students. So the question is why do many fall into the follower category if we are encouraged to be individuals. Does it stem our natural instinct. Just think everyday we are told when to attend class, how long we should be at class, when assignments are due, and the list continues. This is just at school, think of the common rules that every American citizen follows. We are told, how fast

and followers viewpoints in an environment to prove how leaders and followers contributes to the loss of freedom and equality. The leaders and their use of deceiving contributes to the loss of freedom on Animal Farm. The leaders on the farm can have animals follow or work for him

Different attachment styles between leaders and followers are studied in a paper entitled Leader and Follower Attachment Styles: Implications for Authentic Leader–Follower Relationships in 2013. Attachment Theory is relevant to this study since authentic leadership argues that the leaders and followers are influenced by their personal histories. Attachment Theory states that individuals are influenced by both early developmental experiences and relationships later in life. How people interact

the best possible results for you, your boss, and the company. They emphasize that it is the responsibility of followers to establish good working relationships with their leaders. Bosses depend on their subordinates. When followers misbehave, they can do serious damage to their leaders and to others in the organization. Managing the boss begins with understanding the boss. As followers, we need to recognize the pressures our superiors face, their strengths and weaknesses, and their preferred working

Leaders, and Followers To be effective, leaders must understand how to communicate and maintain positive relationships with their followers. Leaders must direct, and appropriately reciprocate emotions. Though challenging, success should ensure followers are engaged participants in a meaningful shared objective. Leader Follower Relationships There is a joint effort to achieve goals between leaders and followers. Followers are leaders in training and most leaders are still followers. Leaders are

and lay followers are both essential in ensuring that the Buddhist community, the Sangha, is run smoothly. A lay follower may be looked at as someone who isn’t completely devoted to Buddhism because they aren’t living the monastic lifestyle, obeying all the strict rules set forth in the Sekhiya Dhamma, such as “with downcast eye will I take a seat amidst the houses” and “not with too large balls will I make (up my food)…” but the Sangha would not thrive without the vital help of lay followers who provide