your future & followership
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YOUR FUTURE
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Middle managers usually belong to at least two hierarchies at any given time
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Facts #1
To be effective in the smaller hierarchy, we need to be good leaders
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Facts #1
To be effective in the greater hierarchy, we need to be good followers
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To be effective in our role, we need to exercise as much followership as we exercise leadership
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Conclusion #1
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Myth #2
Followership is the opposite of Leadership
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Followership is the reciprocal social process of Leadership
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Which is necessary to translate Visions conceived inside the organization
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into Results
Followership is the reciprocal social process of Leadershipwhich is necessary to translate Visions
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Conclusion #2
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Let’s observe their movement on a grid…
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Shall we?
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Bollower
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Geader
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Johnny
Like everyone, our Johnny starts here
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Then he learns to be kind, following his kind mother
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He goes to school and learns to be a good student
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Because he’s a good student, he gets selected for class leader
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After school, Johnny works as a good assistant
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Then promoted to supervisor and then to manager
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Johnny helps realize his organization visions and missions
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Due to his dedication and hard work, he gets promoted to CEO of the company after 15 years of service
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This is what his path looks like
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Johnny Johnny Johnny
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Quiz: Which path is natural: A or B?
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Answer : B. One moves right before one moves up.
One moves right before one moves up
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Conclusion #3 VGL
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Followership definedFollowership
the capacity to follow actively
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Followership definedFollowership
the capacity to follow actively
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To exercise Followership
We need to first exercise self-management
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Self-management on the lesser hierarchy
Prepares the knowledge worker for
Exercising Followership on the greater hierarchy
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“To be effective, the knowledge worker has to exercise relationship responsibility…This is the secret of ‘Managing’ the boss.”Peter F. Drucker
Management Challenges of the 21st Century
Conclusion #4
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Exercise as much followership as leadership
Followership and leadership need each other
Right before up
Takerelationship responsibility
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