Self-Assessment on Effective Followers test Scenario: After your self-assessment on the effective follower test, you scored 44 points in the effective follower test. The highest possible score is 45 points. Remember, the higher your score, and the more effective you are as a follower. However, you should know that your boss or supervisor affects your followership. You should also know a poor boss or supervisor can affect your followership behavior. Nevertheless, make sure you try to be a good follower.
Using the following guidelines listed below to becoming an Effective Follower:
a) Offer support to a leader
b) Seek and encourage honest feedback from the leader
c) Clarify your role and expectations
d) Raise issues and concerns when necessary
Questions
1) Explain in details how you could use each of the listed guidelines to improve on being an effective follower?
2) Explain in detail your past experiences at the workplace what you have come across similarly related to the Effective Followers self-assessment scenario using one or two listed guidelines.
3) Think about what you learned from your personal past experiences at the workplace related to the Effective Followers self-assessment scenario.
a) With a personal past experience Examples, Explain on what surprised you?
b) And how you may apply this knowledge to real-world leadership situations?
4) Explain in details how does your personality affect your following style or your ability to delegate work? (Connecting a ‘Following Role’ to Your Personality)
5) Using the IHI Self-Assessment link below
http://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities/Duncan-WorkingStyle.aspx
a) How do you think your working style helps you and your team, and how do you think it holds you back? ( Explain)
b) Which type of working style is easiest for you to work with? Why? (Explain)
c) Which type of working style is most difficult for you to work with? Why? (Explain)
d) Why is it valuable to know your teammates’ and colleagues’ working styles? (Explain)
