Instead of fresh food, we're in the market for fresh ideas. The Wednesday afternoon Followership Farmers Market is a place to learn about a fantastic new followership book, course, or development tool. The market brings together authors, podcasters, inventors, trainers, creators, debaters and peddlers of other provocative followership goods, as well as a gallery of followership posters sharing the latest research and scholarly explorations in a tasty, snack-size format. It is a place where serendipitous followership community is created and where surprising followership discoveries are made!
POSTERS- Honeycomb Leadership and Mentoring™ Model: A Research-Based Shared Leadership Approach for Effective Followership and Leadership Development - Mary Ann Pearson
The Honeycomb Leadership and Mentoring™ is a research-based model for 'effective' followership and leadership development. The model acknowledges the fluidity of following and leading within management-employee relationships (Uhl-Bien et al., 2014). Within HLM, effective leadership emerges within a social-relational process that increases human and social capital in every role (Day, 2024). A recent qualitative research project on shared leadership supported concepts embraced by the HLM™ model. - Developing a Followership Identity: A Grounded Theory - Madeleine Gray
This grounded theory study investigates how individuals develop their followership identity within organizational contexts. Through interviews with 16 undergraduate students identified as exemplary team members, the research reveals a six-stage developmental progression from pre-team awareness to adaptive followership. Analysis identifies three fundamental themes shaping this development: formative influences, evolving team dynamics, and sustained engagement factors. The findings demonstrate how followership identity evolves from hierarchical understanding to sophisticated systemic awareness through recursive development cycles. This research extends existing frameworks by illuminating specific developmental stages while offering practical implications for organizational development programs. - Calling on Kindness: The Unspoken Virtue That Builds Connectedness and Strengthens a Culture of Care - Carrie Tate-Meyer
A Visual poster represents a culture of kindness that fosters flourishing and empowers followers when leaders show empathy, trust, and communication as the foundation. Within this construct, leaders empower their followers by building relationships, setting expectations, building connections, showing care, showing interest in the individual, and through accountability. - Would You Follow You? Four Followership Factors: A Revised Kelley Followership Questionnaire - Sherrie Lynn
Leadership is a process, not a title. Everyone is both a follower and a leader, yet few acknowledge the importance of the follower role. - The Followership Paradox: A case study of followers leading the charge - Parker Watson
Study proposal for case study of North Carolina teacher's strike to examine followership - Developing Followership Identity: A Grounded Theory - Madeleine Gray & Dan Jenkins
This poster presents a grounded theory study examining how individuals develop their followership identity. Through interviews with 16 exemplary team members, we identified a six-stage developmental model: Pre-Team Awareness, Early Team Experiences, Positional Followership, Emerging Interdependence, Generative/Reflective Followership, and Adaptive Followership. Three themes influence this development: Shaping Influences, Evolving Dynamics, and Motivation and Engagement. Findings reveal how followership identity progresses from hierarchical understanding to sophisticated systemic awareness, with practical implications for leadership education and organizational development. This research addresses a significant gap in understanding how effective followership capabilities develop over time. - An Effectiveness Framework - Richard Kriegbaum
An adaptable model of four leadership macro-types with 12 key elements of each type that may require followership support or action, from the presenter's book Heads and Tails. - Enhancing Change Agents' Followership Capacity: A Forgotten Conduit from Science to Practice - Robert Strong
Followership in the field of food science and technology is crucial for addressing global challenges such as food security, safety, and sustainability. Effective followers are needed to spearhead initiatives that foster international collaboration, integrate cutting-edge technologies, and promote best practices in food production and processing. The global food industry is rapidly evolving, driven by consumer demand for food labeling, healthy foods, and technological advancements. This dynamic environment highlights the need for science-focused professionals in areas like quality control, product development, and regulatory affairs. Understanding followership in food science and technology is key to building resilient and sustainable food systems worldwide. - Navigating Cultural Differences: The lived experiences of host country national followers in expatriate-led business organizations in Myanmar - Ye Winlatt
This poster will provide a visual overview of research in progress that explores how followers navigate cultural differences when interpreting their roles and responsibilities in expatriate-led business environments.
