28 min

EXTRA – What is followership, and how could it change the Army‪?‬ BFBS Radio Sitrep

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The Armed Forces put a lot of effort into leadership training, but have they lost sight of the people who are led?
The Army’s been researching the concept of followership, how it could benefit the service become part of its culture.
But what is followership, is it really different from the results of good leadership, and can it be part of an organisation that relies on command?
Sitrep talks to Lieutenant Colonel Dean Canham from the Centre For Army Leadership, and one of the leading experts on followership, Barbara Kellerman.

The Armed Forces put a lot of effort into leadership training, but have they lost sight of the people who are led?
The Army’s been researching the concept of followership, how it could benefit the service become part of its culture.
But what is followership, is it really different from the results of good leadership, and can it be part of an organisation that relies on command?
Sitrep talks to Lieutenant Colonel Dean Canham from the Centre For Army Leadership, and one of the leading experts on followership, Barbara Kellerman.

28 min