Followership Analysis

Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization. An Army leader is anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals (ADP/ADRP 6-22). Followership is the willingness and the ability of an individual to follow a leader. In order to be an exemplary leader, he or she should be able to follow in an effective manner. Leadership is impossible without followers within any field or sector. Since leadership is an interactive activity, followers and leaders are dependent on each other. It is always advisable for any leader, who intends to hold a leadership position, to know

Such follower will always be on the forefront in trying to solve any issues and problems facing him or her and will always separate the wicked from the grave and see the bright side having the ability to maintain a decent mindset on certain issue. A perfect example of a positive-minded person is that of Billy Jean King who was a tennis player. Every time that she made a mistake and took a wrong swing using her racket while playing tennis, she always tried and gave a correct swing immediately even during televised tournaments. She was able to identify her mistakes and accept them with a positive thought working on it hard and having a perfect result (Kellerman, 2008). Good communication skills are vital for a follower as well. It is crucial to communicate and to understand the leader and any other people of the same team. It is also an obligation of a follower to give out the information to leaders as based on that information t leaders are able to make efficient decisions. For example, a student in a class with strong communication skills will approach the teacher or the class perfectly presenting the problems affecting him or the class in general (Seteroff, 2003). At the end, the problem will be solved more easily within a short