Johnson, Organizational Ethics 3e, © 2015 – Instructor Resources
Chapter 9: Followership Ethics
1. Do you think that followers are gaining power as leaders are losing power? Why or why
2. How do you determine how much you owe as a follower to your organization?
3. As a follower, how do you distinguish between healthy skepticism and unhealthy
cynicism?
4. Can there be toxic leadership without toxic followership? Why or why not?
5. Is servant followership more important than servant leadership?
6. Why is it important for followers to be authentic?
7. How do you decide when it is time to exit an organization, to have the courage to
leave?