Instructor Resource
Rowe, Cases in Leadership 5e
SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5: Followership
1. Why is followership important?
Is the ability to follow a leader important as well? One way to lead this discussion is to ask
2. What are some things that you have done to be a better follower? What else could you
do?
Depending on the student’s followership style (listed below), they may have done nothing or
worked toward becoming key contributors to the organization.
• Sheep—passive, uncritical, and only do what they are told
3. Illustrate an actual scenario, from your personal or work experience, in which
followers were anything except effective followers.
4. How did poor followership affect the organization?
Instructor Resource
Rowe, Cases in Leadership 5e
SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019
This question is likely to highlight the importance of being an effective and engaged follower.
Preparation Questions
1. Think of an example of each followership style: (1) sheep, (2) alienated, (3) yes-men
and women (4) survivors, and (5) effective followers.