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C HAPTER
T WO

Leadership Involves an
Interaction Between the Leader,
the Followers, and the Situation
 An Interactional Framework For 2-3

Analyzing Leadership
Leader

Personality
Position
Expertise,
Etc.

Followers Leadership Situation

Values
Task
Norms Stress
Cohesiveness, Environment,
Etc. Etc.

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Styles of Followership

Alienated
Conformist
Pragmatists
Passive
Exemplary

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 Leader Traits That Influence 2-5

the Leadership Process

Personality
Position
Experience
Selection process

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 Follower Traits That 2-6

Influence the Leadership Process

Expectations
Personality
Maturity
Competency levels

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 Follower Traits That Influence the Leadership 2-7

Process, continued

Motivation
Number of followers
Trust and confidence

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 Followers Can Make a Bigger 2-8

Contribution By:
Being more proactive in solving
organizational problems.
Becoming better skilled at influencing
upward.
Staying flexible and open to
opportunities.

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 How Leaders Interact with 2-9

Followers
Create environments where
followers innovations and creative
contributions are welcome.
Encourage growth and development
in followers.
Interested in the big picture of
followers work.

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How Leaders Interact with Followers,
continued

Motivate followers through more

personal and intangible
factors.
Redefine the parameters of tasks
and responsibilities.
Change situations rather than
just optimize their groups
adaptation to it.
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