Word: followership
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...without followers. The end of America's monopoly on modernity, coupled with the pride that other nations and cultures take in their own versions of modernity, has changed the game. What the U.S. faces in the world now is not a crisis of leadership so much as one of followership. To be sure, the fiasco of Iraq has meant that there is no new generation of people and nations keen to follow America's lead. But the fundamental point transcends Iraq. It is that the conditions which created leadership and followership in the post-1945 world are gone, and they...
...Outside the U.S., that failure is being widely noted. These last days, it has been common in the commentariat to deplore an absence of American "leadership." But the issue today is really one of followership - in other words, whether nations outside the U.S. would take their cue from New York City and Washington even if both those cities were inhabited by latter-day Solons...
...more than telling the truth. That’s just the bare minimum. To me, integrity means never putting your goals ahead of your values.”The American Express CEO reminded his audience of soon-to-be alums that the key to leadership is “followership.” Businesses have a responsibility to serve the public, according to Chenault. As powerful financial actors, they must “conserve, renew, and enhance society’s resources, not just consume them.” “Society allows us to operate in ways that...
...Gore needs to improve idea exchange and streamline operations for its 7,300 associates while hiring in its top performing divisions: medical and fabric. Her next step: to "be real," meaning more visits to Gore's plants and offices. "You're only a leader if you can get that followership," she says...
...addition to being a source of enjoyment...extracurriculars are collaborative activities, teaching about how to work effectively with others, how to play by rules of leadership or followership,” Bok says...