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Followership in Leadership Style
Followership is an emerging research area that examines leadership from the follower's perspective. This approach posits that to fully understand the dynamics of leadership, the leader-follower relationship must be viewed as bidirectional. It emphasizes that because followers are individuals with unique traits and preferences, there is no universally optimal leadership style or leader-follower dynamic.
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Interaction Between Leadership Style and Follower Type
Characteristics of Followers
A manager successfully led a team of new trainees by providing constant, direct instructions and closely monitoring their work. When promoted to lead a team of senior, experienced specialists, the manager continued to use the exact same hands-on, directive approach. After several months, the new team's morale and productivity have significantly decreased. Which statement provides the best evaluation of this situation from a followership perspective?