EMBRACING FOLLOWERSHIP
How to Thrive in a Leader-Centric Culture
ALLEN HAMLIN JR.
KIRKDALE PRESS
Embracing Followership:
How to Thrive in a Leader-Centric Culture
Copyright 2016 Allen Hamlin Jr.
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Print ISBN 978-1-57799-632-3
Digital ISBN 978-1-57799-633-0
Kirkdale Editorial Team: Rebecca Brant, Lynnea Fraser, Joel Wilcox
Cover Design: Jon Deviny and Christine Gerhart
Back Cover Design: Brittany Schrock
Dedicated to the unknown crew who served on my flight from Hong Kong to Thailand in October 2011. Thank you for serving with excellence and creating space for me to be inspired to write this book.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: A Primer on Followership
Part 1: Misconceptions and Realities of Followership
Chapter 2: Followership According to Followers
Chapter 3: Followership According to Leaders
Chapter 4: Leadership According to Followers
Part 2: Can and Should: The Opportunities of Excellent Followership
Chapter 5: Obligations of Followership
Chapter 6: Contributions of Followership
Chapter 7: Ownership: Passion in Action
Part 3: Obstacles and How to Overcome Them
Chapter 8: Internal Challenges to Following Well
Chapter 9: Relational Challenges to Following Well
Chapter 10: Cultural Challenges to Following Well
Chapter 11: Resources for Personal Development
Chapter 12: Clarifying Vision and Role
Chapter 13: Rest as a Resource
Part 4: Followership in Relationship with Leaders
Chapter 14: The Leader-Follower Dynamic
Chapter 15: Communication and Trust
Chapter 16: Cooperation and Pre-Forgiveness
Chapter 17: Influence, Submission, and Reward
Chapter 18: What the Relationship Can Achieve
Chapter 19: Following “Poor” Leaders
Part 5: Followership in Relationship with Other Followers
Chapter 21: Peer Relationships
Chapter 22: Informal Leadership
Part 6: Followership in Relationship as a Leader
Chapter 23: A Perspective on Leadership
Chapter 24: Displaying Dependence
Chapter 25: Establishing the Environment
Chapter 27: Empowering and Promoting
In 2011, while flying from Hong Kong to Thailand, I read a book called A Vision of the Possible. In it, the author makes a passing comment that there are numerous books about how to lead well, but what we really need is a book on how to be a good follower.1
With that single sentence, while soaring at 35,000 feet, everything snapped into focus for me: I would explore the topic of followership. For years, I have served ...
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About Embracing Followership: How to Thrive in a Leader-Centric CultureIn Embracing Followership, Allen Hamlin Jr. walks you through the many facets of being a follower, helping you make your own unique contributions to the various organizations, working groups, communities, or congregations you’re part of. |
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