JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Leadership Development: A Hierarchy of Followership Skills During a Crisis
Author(s): Marilyn Young, Kerri M. Camp, Stephen C. Bushardt
Citation: Marilyn Young, Kerri M. Camp, Stephen C. Bushardt, (2020) "Leadership Development: A Hierarchy of Followership Skills During a Crisis," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 17, Iss. 5, pp 127-133
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
As organizations adapt to significant challenges, such as a pandemic and multiple generations entering the workplace, it is important to have followers who are team players and have skills for the new environment. Understanding and learning followership skills will be necessary for organizational effectiveness. We identified the following three major categories of followership skills and placed them into a hierarchy: Professional, Interpersonal, and Political. Each of these classifications has specific skill sets. Also, a model is offered as followers progress over time, learning these skills as they become leaders. The progression includes (1) Novice/Apprentice, (2) Team player, (3) Decision Maker, and (4) Leader.