Name: Bercede, Raffy O.

Followership is important in the discussion of leadership for several reasons. Without followers there
are no leaders. For any project or organization to succeed, there must be people who willingly and
effectively follow, just as there must be those who willingly and effectively lead.
Both positions are equally important, require responsibility, and interact with each other: the leader
must help his followers grow, whereas the followers must contribute to the success of their leader.
People can shift into and out of the essential roles of leader and follower depending on the situation.
Everyone has been a follower at some point in their life, including leaders. In fact, the majority of people
have a boss or supervisor of some type, even those in positions of authority. People are typically more
followers than leaders.
We view leadership as largely being an influential position. This implies that someone in a position of
power both influences others and is impacted by the deeds and attitudes of subordinates. In fact, one
theory of leadership is predicated on how managers alter their conduct to suit circumstances,
particularly their followers. As a result, reciprocity and the sharing of influence are inherent to leader-
follower interactions. The followers' impact on a leader can either strengthen the leader or highlight the
leader's flaws.
Effective followers must possess many of the same skills that are necessary for leaders. A follower can
give a leader enthusiastic support in addition to having initiative, independence, a dedication to shared
goals, and courage, but not to the point where they fail to confront a leader who is unethical or poses a
threat to the organization's aims or values. We contend that weak and immoral executives are not only
to blame for poor performance, ethical failures, and legal violations within firms. When leaders make
mistakes, it is the duty of followers to speak up.