Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the significance of the role of followership by raising self-awareness of those in organisational hierarchies through the followership intelligence activity. As practitioners, we intentionally spotlight the importance of followership learning and link followership development to the future needs of a thriving organisation through the facilitation of our activity.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper outlines the proposed followership intelligence activity (FIA), which includes a progression of questions, group discussions and linkages to adult learning principles, experiential learning and followership theory.

Findings

Feedback from authors’ workshops and general observations indicate that once “learning” leaders understand the importance of followership and identify as both followers and leaders, they begin to build and promote work environments open to conversations about the behaviours and skills of exemplary followers.

Practical implications

People cannot change behaviour that they do not notice. However, when leaders begin to identify as both leaders and followers, their openness to learning, developing (self and others) and having followership conversations increases, which promotes both personal awareness and growth. As leaders model and create conversations about exemplary followership skills, they can promote and inspire these behaviours in others within the organisation.

Originality/value

The intention of embedding the FIA into our leadership development programme is to legitimise, honour and promote life-long learning of both leadership and followership. Both roles are vital for a thriving workplace, and they need to be performed with strength, accountability and pride.

中文翻译：

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未来兴旺：有意追随发展

目的

本文的目的是通过追随者情报活动提高组织层次结构中人员的自我意识，从而突出追随者作用的重要性。作为从业者，我们有意强调追随者学习的重要性，并通过促进我们的活动将追随者发展与蓬勃发展的组织的未来需求联系起来。

设计/方法/方法

本文概述了拟议的追随智能活动 (FIA)，其中包括一系列问题、小组讨论以及与成人学习原则、体验式学习和追随理论的联系。

发现

来自作者研讨会的反馈和一般观察表明，一旦“学习型”领导者了解追随者的重要性并确定自己既是追随者又是领导者，他们就会开始建立和促进对模范追随者的行为和技能进行对话的工作环境。

实际影响

人们无法改变他们没有注意到的行为。然而，当领导者开始认同自己既是领导者又是追随者时，他们对学习、发展（自我和他人）和追随者对话的开放度会增加，从而促进个人意识和成长。当领导者塑造和创造关于模范追随技能的对话时，他们可以在组织内的其他人中促进和激励这些行为。

原创性/价值

将国际汽联纳入我们的领导力发展计划的目的是合法化、尊重和促进领导力和追随者的终身学习。这两个角色对于蓬勃发展的工作场所都至关重要，并且需要以力量、责任感和自豪感来履行职责。