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Rebekah Karth Chojnacki, UTA ’11 and UTA ’13
Academic Advisor II
What do you look for in a leader?
 Let’s discuss!
What can leaders do for their followers?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-
yZNMWFqvM&list=PLr9SRpV592aYYTHCkfVxrCq9Pj
i4Vs889&index=1
Leaders provide their followers with:
 Inspiration
 Leads by example
 A sense of purpose
 A set of clear goals
 Incentives
Social Identity Theory
 A social group is 3 or more people who share the same
social identity—shared attributes that set them apart
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ
What can followers do for their leader?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8pFS8e5Lgc
 https://youtu.be/V-GgWCBVhrg?t=27s
Followers provide their leader with:
 A grounding in reality
 Bring skills the leader may not have
 The strength of teamwork
What makes for a poor follower?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08-
uyfp2iPM&list=PLr9SRpV592aYYTHCkfVxrCq9Pji4Vs
889&index=3
Traits of a poor follower:
 Yes men
 Following for personal gain
 Reinforce negative qualities of leader
What makes for a good follower?
 https://youtu.be/k6C8SX0mWP0?t=15s
A good follower:
 Builds a leader up
 Brings new ideas
 Re-ignites shared vision

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The Importance of Good Followers

  • 1. Rebekah Karth Chojnacki, UTA ’11 and UTA ’13 Academic Advisor II
  • 2. What do you look for in a leader?  Let’s discuss!
  • 3. What can leaders do for their followers?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A- yZNMWFqvM&list=PLr9SRpV592aYYTHCkfVxrCq9Pj i4Vs889&index=1
  • 4. Leaders provide their followers with:  Inspiration  Leads by example  A sense of purpose  A set of clear goals  Incentives
  • 5. Social Identity Theory  A social group is 3 or more people who share the same social identity—shared attributes that set them apart  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ
  • 6. What can followers do for their leader?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8pFS8e5Lgc  https://youtu.be/V-GgWCBVhrg?t=27s
  • 7. Followers provide their leader with:  A grounding in reality  Bring skills the leader may not have  The strength of teamwork
  • 8. What makes for a poor follower?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08- uyfp2iPM&list=PLr9SRpV592aYYTHCkfVxrCq9Pji4Vs 889&index=3
  • 9. Traits of a poor follower:  Yes men  Following for personal gain  Reinforce negative qualities of leader
  • 10. What makes for a good follower?  https://youtu.be/k6C8SX0mWP0?t=15s
  • 11. A good follower:  Builds a leader up  Brings new ideas  Re-ignites shared vision