AHS.10 Understanding Leader-Follower Dynamics (PowerPoint)
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.10) for advanced high school students on understanding leader/follower dynamics. It teaches what followership means and why it matters to leadership, and has students identify types of followers (best, worst, and typical) along with tips for being a better follower, drawing on R. E. Kelley’s research.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discover what followership means and why it is important to leadership.
- Identify types of followers and identify helpful hints on how to be a better follower.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector
- AHS.10.TM.A
- AHS.10.TM.B
- AHS.10.TM.C
- AHS.10.TM.D
- AHS.10.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- Who Am I in Light of Serving Others?
- Precepts
- C5: Persuade others to commit.
- Key Terms
- Followership
- Resources
- Hughes, R. L., R. C. Ginnett, & G. J. Curphy Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience. New York: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999. Lundin, S. & L. Lancaster "The Importance of Followership." The Futurist (May-June, 1990), 18-22. Kelley, R. E. "In Praise of Followers." Harvard Business Review 66, no. 6 (1988), 142-148. Kelley, R. The Power of Followership, New York: Doubleday Currency, 1992.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NPH-H.9-12.5Using Communication Skills to Promote Health — Analyze how interpersonal communication affects relationships.