Leader Follower Relationships Discussion

Week 4 Discussion 1: Co-Creative Relationships

Leaders and followers can be considered co-creators of organizational culture. “Metaphorically, their activities are two sides of the same coin, the two it takes to tango, the composer and the musicians making music, the female and male generating new life, the yin and the yang. Followers and leaders develop a relationship wherein they influence one another as well as the organization and society, and that is leadership” (Rost, 1991, p. 107).

Recall a time when you served in either the role of leader or follower, but due to circumstances, you ended up playing the “other side of the coin.” If you cannot recall a personal experience, retell a story you have heard, read, or researched about a time when followers became leaders or vice versa.

To prepare for this Discussion, pay particular attention to the following Learning Resources:

Post a cohesive response that includes the following:

• Describe a time when you served in either the role of leader or follower, but due to circumstances, you ended up playing the “other side of the coin.” (If you cannot recall a personal experience, retell a story you have heard, read, or researched about a time when followers became leaders or vice versa.)
• Explain the reasons why the roles shifted, including the situational information that led to the role reversal.
• Describe the outcome of the shift in roles between the leader and follower. Did the shift affect the overall organizational culture?
• Analyze the impact of these types of co-creative relationships in shaping organizational culture.
• Assess how you can use knowledge of these types of relationships to continue to improve your own leadership (or followership) effectiveness.

Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources, as well as other credible resources you have read; or what you have observed and experienced.

undefinedGeneral Guidance: Your original post, due by Day 3, will typically be 1 full single space page in length, as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the Week 4 Discussion 1 Rubric for grading elements and criteria.