FOLLOWERSHIP

The study of followership is important to the topic of leadership. For too long, followership has been a relegated topic whenever the subject of leadership is mentioned or being discussed. More often, the whole emphasis is on leadership and what leadership brings to the table without much or little consideration of followership's inputs. This book is out to help readers to understand questions about followership and leadership such as the meaning of followership, characteristics to look out for in a good follower, how leadership can shape good followership and how followership can act as a catalyst for change. This book also gives detailed insights into the lives of notable men and women who by their lives, examples and characters have added meaning to what it truly means to learn the followership ropes in order to become good and successful leaders worthy of emulation. Leadership and followership are meant to complement each other because of their importance. It is therefore important to recognize the values of both and appreciate that effective leadership and good followership are both partners in progress in building a viral and robust leadership challenge.