{"id":817,"date":"2019-09-22T22:41:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=817"},"modified":"2019-09-22T22:44:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:44:24","slug":"leader-follower-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/09\/22\/leader-follower-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader Follower Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mabey\u2019s statement that today\u2019s typical American consists of \u201cspectator-citizens waiting for the right type of leader(s)\u201d when describing the leader follower relationship, which I don\u2019t completely agree with. Then he goes on to say that leaders appear somewhat away from the actual culture, and dependent on by citizens. When talking about political leaders I completely disagree with this. However, if talking about a leader as someone who efficiently communicates to masses, then I don\u2019t think this is necessarily a bad thing. I think most leaders in that sense are seen above the masses, with more authority (but not deatached), and because of this they are able to speak on behalf of the masses. Along with this, even toxic charismatic leaders base what that do and say on their followers. Followers play a big role in this process, and leaders both good and bad recognize this. <\/span><\/p>\n

I do agree with his points that there are certain unrealistic expectations set on leaders and that our models of leader follower relationships need to be reevaluated. I feel like in today\u2019s society, with so many things affecting us so terribly, more and more people are becoming active citizens at younger ages, even if it\u2019s not by choice. For example, we can\u2019t just sit around and wait for someone to do something to fix the environment, if we did we all would be dead. In conclusion, active citizenship is an important leadership role. Also, followers need to follow with a mission and for a reason, not just waiting for the leader to do something.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mabey\u2019s statement that today\u2019s typical American consists of \u201cspectator-citizens waiting for the right type of leader(s)\u201d when describing the leader follower relationship, which I don\u2019t…<\/p>\n

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