FRESH IDEAS: Embracing ‘followership’

From The New York Times: "Our elite schools overemphasize leadership partly because they're preparing students for the corporate world, and they assume that this is what businesses need. But a discipline in organizational psychology, called 'followership,' is gaining in popularity.

"Robert Kelley, a professor of management and organizational behavior, defined the term in a 1988 Harvard Business Review article, in which he listed the qualities of a good follower, including being committed to 'a purpose, principle or person outside themselves' and being 'courageous, honest and credible.' It's an idea that the military has long taught. Recently, other business thinkers have taken up this mantle."

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