Week Seven Discussion : Fountain Essays

 In a new thread with 300 words or less, and reply to at least two of your classmates, answer the following questions.  Followership – We have been studying and writing about leadership for the past six weeks.  Just as important is followership.  Each one of us has a boss, even the President and Congress, their constituents.  If you are a CEO, you have the board of directors and stock holders as a boss, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President as a boss.  To be a great leader you must be a great follower.  You have done some extensive self-reflection in your assignments, apply that same critical evaluation of yourself to answer the following questions.  Have you mastered followership, in that you are an excellent performer of your craft, and at the same time control your ego?  As a follower, do you like to be led, in the same manner in which you lead?  Following is an individual commitment, leadership takes a group commitment, are you naturally more comfortable being a follower, or a leader?  

 http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/mission_statements.html 

 http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/visions.html 

 http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/authentic_leadership.html 

 http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/performance/environment.html