In this article Kelley explains that the followers are just as or more important than leaders are. Towards the beginning Kelley says “Organizations stand or fall partly on the basis of how well their leaders lead, but partly also on the basis of how well their followers follow.” I think this quote sums it up pretty well. I feel like we always talk about what traits make someone a good leader, but I thought it was interesting how this article touched on what it takes to be a good follower as well. Kelley says all followers are not automatically effective ones. An effective follower has things like intelligence, and active, enthusiastic participation. These things can make a follower more valuable than another.<\/p>\n
I also thought it was interesting that the traits you need to be considered a good follower, are similar to those of a great leader. Kelley says, “Effective followers are credible, honest, and courageous.” Usually it is the leader who is described as either “honest” or “courageous,” so it is interesting to see it used to describe what an effective follower is. I think the way Kelley describes good followers sounds similar to servant leadership. As a follower you make sacrifices and put in hard work but still are not recognized as the head of whatever the cause may be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In this article Kelley explains that the followers are just as or more important than leaders are. Towards the beginning Kelley says “Organizations stand or…<\/p>\n