Review Questions

  1. What is followership?
  2. Why does followership have negative connotations?
  3. What is the ethical dimension of followership?
  4. Distinguish between role-based and relational-based perspectives of followership.
  5. What is a typology?
  6. Describe the two axes of the Zaleznik Follower Typology. What do they measure?
  7. Describe the two axes of the Kelley Follower Typology. What do they measure?
  8. How does Chaleff’s Follower Typology differ from Zaleznik’s and Kelley’s?
  9. Explain the five levels of engagement in Kellerman’s Follower Typology.
  10. Explain the relationship between the variables in Table 12.2.
  11. What is the “reversing the lens” approach to studying followership?
  12. How is leadership cocreated, according to Uhl-Bien and her colleagues?
  13. How can followers effectively challenge leaders?
  14. How does unhealthy followership occur, according to Lipman-Blumen?