Leadership Theories and Followership: An In-Depth Analysis Report

This report delves into the core concepts of leadership and followership, examining their interconnectedness and impact within organizational settings. It explores various leadership theories, including transformational, transactional, and authentic leadership, providing examples and insights into their practical applications. The report highlights the significance of followership, emphasizing employee engagement and the importance of supportive relationships. It also discusses the Kelley model of followership and its implications for understanding different follower styles and their contributions to organizational success. The report concludes by underscoring the critical role of effective followership in building strong leadership and fostering successful teamwork.

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Leadership theories & Followership................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

Introduction
The leadership is about the effective person who is able to create an inspiring vision of the
future, motivate and inspire the people to engage with that vision (Bligh et al, 2011). There is a
proper management delivery of the vision, coaching and building a team so that there is effective
achievement. The creation is an inspiring vision of the future with dynamic, exciting and
inspiring factors.
Leadership theories & Followership
The leadership and the followership are a supportive bond where people like Napoleon were bold
and ambitious as well. The project bosses and the other subordinates also could not follow a
parade. The focus is on being a leader and directed attention which is away from the importance
of following. The different leadership theories of charismatic leaders like Obama, focus on the
transformation leadership with focusing on bringing meaningful change in the life of the people.
The people are able to influence, confident and have strong moral values too. The
transformational and the transactional type of leadership works over the growth with increased
number of the consultancy firms. The idea is about the radical changes through charisma. The
factors include the inspirational motivation with certain corrective actions. The example for this
is Lesley Hayes who has been able to work over moral dimensions with evidence supports and
applications. Here, the authentic leadership works on focusing over self-awareness with gained
prominent with unethical and ineffective leadership patterns. The example for this is Bill George.
(Howell et al., 2005). The high-quality work cannot be done without any good followers.
The Gallup organisation defined the employee engagement to be the involvement, commitment
with work. The employers need to focus and be concerned for the employee welfare, perceptions

of the job importance and the career advancement opportunities. This helps in improving the
quality of working relationships. The leadership is important with followership where one can
ask about less power, authority, influence than the other superiors (Kelley, 2008).
As per the assumptions, there are different sources which could be effective and helpful for the
different styles of followership and to match with the levels of engagement, active or passive in
the organisation. The exhibits are also set to a minimal level of independent thinking and
engagement. Kelley model focus on the followers with the organisation working over the ability
to recognize with different perceptions and the negative connotations (Uhl-Bien et al., 2014).
The conceptualisation is to include the ability of followers to management oneself. The exposure
is to the individual to the new people and ideas, with enhancement to the personal and
professional development. The example is about active network with others inside and outside
the organisation.
Conclusion
The followers need the leaders to communicate on the team and project where there is a need to
create an inspiring image which is considered to be a major setting. The majority of people are
the followers till the time there has not been any inherent valuable positions or the roles with
specialised sets of skills. Hence, the major focus is on teamwork with effective followership to
build effective leadership.

References
Bligh, M. C., Kohles, J. C., & Pillai, R., 2011. Romancing leadership: Past, present, and
future. The Leadership Quarterly, 22(6), 1058-1077
Howell, J. M., & Shamir, B., 2005. The role of followers in the charismatic leadership
process: Relationships and their consequences. Academy Of Management Review, 30(1), 96-112
Kelley, R. E., 2008. Rethinking followership. The art of followership: How great followers
create great leaders and organizations, 5-16.
Uhl-Bien, M., Riggio, R. E., Lowe, K. B., & Carsten, M. K., 2014. Followership theory: A
review and research agenda. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(1), 83-10