Purpose: To create a more balanced and optimized working relationship between leaders and followers that generates increased performance, results and satisfaction for both.
Thousands of books and articles have been written on the subject of leadership. As a civilization we seem to be in love with the topic and continually hunger for more information on how to do it better. Leadership Advantage itself was founded to bring about better leadership in the world. But leaders cannot exist without followers. The two have a dynamic and symbiotic relationship. Followership, however, is a topic that few want to discuss or seriously explore. It is a concept that frequently connotes inferiority. After all, wouldn't you rather be a leader than a follower? Aren't performance systems weighted to reward leadership? And who strives to be a great follower? The operative definition of followership is not one with which most people would want to be associated.
But isn't everyone a follower to somebody? If so, how do we do this job better? How do we bring this dynamic into balance? How do we more fully plumb untapped and even unknown potential of the vastly larger follower pool? How do we better recognize and honestly value the role and contribution of followers? How can followers better support those in leadership positions? How can followers keep leaders from making the mistakes that too often result in failure? Together, how can leaders and followers better support the purpose and goals of the organization? Together, how can leaders and followers create a more open and supportive, yet challenging workplace that delivers better results? Together, how can leaders and followers create powerful partnerships?
This workshop, based on the book "The Courgeous Follower", answers these questions. It explores and explains the existing dynamic between leaders and followers, assesses and provides a framework for understanding current relationships, and develops strategies for moving toward the new dynamic of a high support/high challenge relationship we call "partnership".
Key Topics:
1. Traditional Thinking and Understanding the Current Leader/Follower Dynamic.
2. Redefining "Followership" - the Five Dimensions of "Courageous Followership".
3. The Followership Styles assessment - identifying your style of following.
4. Creating "Partnership".
5. The Six Focuses of Leader/Follower Balance.
6. Getting Started With the Leader
Program Length: 2 day, 1 day and half-day versions are available
Audience: Leaders, followers, and teams that want to create a more productive and satisfying operating climate.
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