Article: The importance of followership. (developing good followers in organizational work) (includes related article)

America's passionate and unremitting love affair with leadership shows little sign of waning, and for good reason: The visionary, entrepreneurial spirit that launched America's greatest corporations has never been more essential than right now, when the United States is faced with a significant trade imbalance, rapid erosion of traditional markets, and competition from many directions.

The longer and harder we look at leadership, however, the more we realize that the success of great leaders depends on their ability to establish a base of loyal, capable, and knowledgeable followers.

Nurturing effective followership requires doing away with the ...

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