Compare and contrast followership and servant leadership

You will prepare a short essay comparing and contrasting followership and servant leadership.
Length:250-750 words
Format: 5 paragraphs
Follow the Army Writing Style and Standard Written English

prepare a short essay comparing and contrasting followership and servant leadership.

Introduction

The purpose of this assignment is to help you learn about the concepts of followership and servant leadership. We will be comparing and contrasting these two leadership styles.

The Written Assignment

The following are some of the key points you should be able to write about for this assignment:

• Followership and servant leadership are both concepts that relate to leadership, management, teamwork and the workplace.
• A leader is someone who has a high level of influence over others in an organization or society.
• A follower is an individual who follows a person or team without being told what they have to do by that person or team.
• Servant leadership involves helping people do their best work at all times rather than telling them how they should behave towards one another or towards superiors (Luthans & Luthans).

Introduction

Your introduction should include a statement of the problem, an explanation of the importance of the problem, and a clear statement of the purpose of this paper. It also serves as a brief summary of what you will cover in your essay.

A good way to start is by explaining why you need to write this paper and how it relates to your current situation at work or school (if applicable). Then provide an overview of what your main points will be–this can be done through an outline or bullet points on paper if necessary.

Step 1 – Reflect on your experience

Now that you’ve chosen a leader, it’s time to reflect on your experience. What kind of follower were you? What did your leader do that made you feel like a follower? Were there any similarities between the two roles. How did these similarities or differences affect how well people worked together in your team?

Before we continue with this section of our essay, let me just make one thing clear: I’m not saying that all leaders need be role models for others. There are many successful leaders who aren’t necessarily models for anyone else (I’m looking at you, Bill Gates). In fact, some people might argue that being an effective leader means doing whatever it takes at all times–even if this means breaking rules or upsetting norms–because they know what’s best for their organization/team/company/community (the list goes on). If this sounds like something worth considering when choosing whether or not someone should lead your company or nonprofit organization then please keep reading!

Step 2 – List the concept(s) you want to learn about.

You should now have a good idea of what you want to learn about. If you’re still not sure, check out the following questions:

• What are the concepts I want to learn about?
• What is the difference between followership and servant leadership?
• What is my definition of follower?
• How do I define servant leadership in my life, work environment or other context (e.g., school)?

Step 3 – Write about what you have learned about this concept(s).

• You have learned that followership is an approach to leadership that empowers followers to act as change agents within their organizations and communities.
• You have applied the concept of followership in your life, whether at home or at work.
• You will continue to practice servant leadership by taking action on what you have learned about this concept(s).

Conclusion

The conclusion of your essay should summarize the main points you want to make about the concept or topic. The conclusion can also be used as a way to summarize your entire paper, if you want to leave some questions unanswered. If there are no unanswered questions, then this section is not necessary for you in this assignment.

The concluding paragraph should include:

• A summary of what you learned from this essay
• A statement about how this information fits into your larger knowledge base

Learnt something new, thanks for the opportunity

Learnt something new, thanks for the opportunity.

I have learnt that you can be a follower or a leader. As I was reading this essay, I felt like it would be better if we were all leaders instead of followers. This is because in our society today, people rely on leaders and not vice versa. In order to become more productive and successful at work, we need both servant leadership skills as well as follower skills because they complement each other very well and help us achieve our goals faster than ever before!

Conclusion

This assignment was really fun and challenging. I found it helpful to reflect on my own experiences, then write down what I have learnt. Overall, this was a valuable exercise in learning more about leadership and following others as well as being able to differentiate between them!