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9th September 2005, 22:11
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Here is Mine
C/CMSgt Michael Hatkevich
Waukegan Composite Squadron
GLR-IL-042
Difference between Followership and Leadership
Leadership is an important aspect of our world. Since the earliest time, leaders were needed to jumpstart the first Civilizations. However leaders could not do anything without followers. Leaders may have organized bands of people together, but it were the followers who chose to follow the leader for his capabilities. Followers were the people, who build the Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the Great Pyramids of Egypt and the great Temples of Greece. Leaders and Followers are two blocks of our world that never could nor should be separate. The major difference between Leaders and Followers is that everyone is a follower, but not everyone is a leader.
Definition of a Leader
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Leadership as “The ability to direct the operations, activity, or performance of a group of people”. The United States Air Force definition of Leadership is “Art of influencing and directing people in a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect, and loyal cooperation in achieving a common objective” Leaders need to be able to make decisions that will influence other people. Leaders have to have a high moral standard and code of ethics. If leaders do not have confidence in their abilities or training, then they will loose the obedience, respect and loyalty of their followers.
Definition of a Follower
Dictionary.com describes a follower as someone “who subscribes to the teachings or methods of another” In short, followers are those that choose to follow a leader. Just as leaders, followers must hold themselves to high standards. A follower must follow the five aspects of Followership: Respect for authority, Attitude, Integrity, Self-discipline, and Listening. If a follower does not follow the aspects of Followership, then they loose trust, and respect of their fellow peers and their leaders.
Followership vs. Leadership
In reality everyone is a follower. Followership can be described as Newton’s third law: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". As an example: A Flight Sergeant is drilling a Flight. After giving the command “Forward to a Column Right” the Flight Sergeant notices that the cadets do not know how to perform the movement. His next action is to teach the flight how to perform the movement. While the Sergeant was drilling the flight, he was a leader, however once the flight could not perform a movement, the leader started to work for his people, becoming a follower and trying to improve their knowledge and self-confidence. Because of the actions of the flight, the sergeant became a follower, while still being a leader. A follower on the other hand does not need to go between the two. A follower can follow without leading. Followers may choose to stay as such or they may choose to move on and eventually also become leaders. The main problem for followers and leaders, alike, is communication. If followers communicate with their leaders, then all of their questions will be answered to the best of the leaders’ ability. Leadership and Followership traits can reside inside the same person and can be used at any time. Leaders will tell followers what he or she wants them to do, while the followers will give feedback to the leader in the form of what they will need to accomplish the mission.
Here is Mine
C/CMSgt Michael Hatkevich
Waukegan Composite Squadron
GLR-IL-042
Difference between Followership and Leadership
Leadership is an important aspect of our world. Since the earliest time, leaders were needed to jumpstart the first Civilizations. However leaders could not do anything without followers. Leaders may have organized bands of people together, but it were the followers who chose to follow the leader for his capabilities. Followers were the people, who build the Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the Great Pyramids of Egypt and the great Temples of Greece. Leaders and Followers are two blocks of our world that never could nor should be separate. The major difference between Leaders and Followers is that everyone is a follower, but not everyone is a leader.
Definition of a Leader
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Leadership as “The ability to direct the operations, activity, or performance of a group of people”. The United States Air Force definition of Leadership is “Art of influencing and directing people in a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect, and loyal cooperation in achieving a common objective” Leaders need to be able to make decisions that will influence other people. Leaders have to have a high moral standard and code of ethics. If leaders do not have confidence in their abilities or training, then they will loose the obedience, respect and loyalty of their followers.
Definition of a Follower
Dictionary.com describes a follower as someone “who subscribes to the teachings or methods of another” In short, followers are those that choose to follow a leader. Just as leaders, followers must hold themselves to high standards. A follower must follow the five aspects of Followership: Respect for authority, Attitude, Integrity, Self-discipline, and Listening. If a follower does not follow the aspects of Followership, then they loose trust, and respect of their fellow peers and their leaders.
Followership vs. Leadership
In reality everyone is a follower. Followership can be described as Newton’s third law: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". As an example: A Flight Sergeant is drilling a Flight. After giving the command “Forward to a Column Right” the Flight Sergeant notices that the cadets do not know how to perform the movement. His next action is to teach the flight how to perform the movement. While the Sergeant was drilling the flight, he was a leader, however once the flight could not perform a movement, the leader started to work for his people, becoming a follower and trying to improve their knowledge and self-confidence. Because of the actions of the flight, the sergeant became a follower, while still being a leader. A follower on the other hand does not need to go between the two. A follower can follow without leading. Followers may choose to stay as such or they may choose to move on and eventually also become leaders. The main problem for followers and leaders, alike, is communication. If followers communicate with their leaders, then all of their questions will be answered to the best of the leaders’ ability. Leadership and Followership traits can reside inside the same person and can be used at any time. Leaders will tell followers what he or she wants them to do, while the followers will give feedback to the leader in the form of what they will need to accomplish the mission.