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Friday, May 30
 

9:00am PDT

Guest Plenary: Robert Kelley
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
McKenna Auditorium
Despite all the media and political focus on leadership, we’re now in a new era of followership – more specifically “the power of followership.” In this presentation Robert will relay some history of his initial followership work and how it connects with current political/social/economic/technological events, cultural stereotypes, and his work on star performers. Then, he’ll explore this new era of followership: the trends, the issues, and the responsibilities of both followers and those working in the field of followership.
Presenters
RK
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
McKenna Auditorium

10:15am PDT

How to Introduce Followership to New Audiences (1 of 2)
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 102
Marc and Sam co-created the Generative Partnership Model and are known for their engaging, “pracademic” sessions. Having taught followership together with leadership for nearly two decades, they will share their most effective and successful methods for introducing followership to new audiences. You'll leave this session with an overflowing toolbox of best practices and reliable strategies to inspire groups large and small.
Presenters
avatar for Samantha Kerr Hurwitz

Samantha Kerr Hurwitz

Chief Encouragement Officer, FliP University
Ask me about my origin story - how did I "find" followership and why it mattered (still matters!!!) to me so much. ORAsk me about why we felt it was important to start the Global Followership Conference.ORAsk me about why we believe that EVERYONE should learn BOTH leadership and followership... Read More →
avatar for Marc Hurwitz

Marc Hurwitz

Chief Insight Officer, Flip U
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 102
  Deep Dive

10:15am PDT

Thriving or Surviving? Exploring Followership Through the Competing Values Framework
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 105
Cameron and Quinn’s (2006) Competing Values Framework (CVF) offers four quadrants of organizational culture types, each ranging in their focus of external vs. internal and level of control. In this facilitated session, we will engage the audience in a robust discussion on how the four organizational culture types may attract or repel certain types of followers, centering on the followership typologies defined by Chaleff (2009) and Kellerman (2008). The outcome aims to be a greater understanding of organizational culture’s influence in how well followership types thrive in each cultural typology.
Presenters
SB
JC
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 105
  Guided Discussion

10:15am PDT

Toxic Followership in the Workplace and Beyond
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RS 102
Reflect critically and sensitively on your own experiences to prevent toxic followership behaviors from arising in response to toxic leadership behaviors.
Presenters
WM
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RS 102
  Guided Discussion

10:15am PDT

What We Follow: A pracademic discussion on a Framework for Distinguishing the Meaning of Followership
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 104
The terms Leadership and Followership are often insufficiently defined, leading to conflation and miscommunication. This session aims to explore a clearer demarcation by presenting a pracademic approach that combines a framework from practical expertise with academic research to propose a distinction of Followership from other concepts and foster reflection on this distinction with participants. Attendees will gain a unique perspective on bridging the practitioner-academic divide, with practical strategies and academic rigor contributing to a more unified understanding. Join us to advance dialogue and inspire stronger collaboration between these communities.
Presenters
avatar for Eric McDermott

Eric McDermott

Founder/CEO, NEXTpectations
By day, Eric is an equity partner at a financial services firm with more than 60,000 clients. But behind the suit, in his other company, Eric was named "Best Business Influencer of the Year" winning two Stevies (the Oscars of the business world) for his social media channels. Having... Read More →
avatar for Maike Kugler

Maike Kugler

Professor of Human Resource Management, European University for Innovation and Perspective
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 104
  Guided Discussion

10:15am PDT

Generative Dialogue and Psychological Safety: Key Drivers of Success for Leaders and Followers
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 15
While leadership has been extensively studied, the significance of followership has gained increasing recognition in recent years (Uhl-Bien et al., 2014). The panel will explore the value of generative dialogue and psychological safety in leadership and followership relationships. The panelists experienced shifting roles as leaders and followers within their professional relationships in the academy. They fostered psychologically safe environments where generative dialogue is expected when working with teams, colleagues, and followers. The session will be facilitated by a research consultant colleague. The team will share insights into effective practices and challenges for leaders and followers.
Presenters
MA
avatar for Victoria Brodie
GV
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 15
  Presentation

10:15am PDT

Why Values Alignment with the Leader and the Organization Matter
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 103
This session will help participants discover the values that are important to them, their leader and organization. It offers insights into how misalignment of workplace values often results performance issues and misunderstandings. The session introduces the Structure Produces Behavior model which explains how values lead to everyday actions.
Presenters
BR
Friday May 30, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
RN 103
  Workshop

11:30am PDT

How to Introduce Followership to New Audiences (2 of 2)
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 102
Marc and Sam co-created the Generative Partnership Model and are known for their engaging, “pracademic” sessions. Having taught followership together with leadership for nearly two decades, they will share their most effective and successful methods for introducing followership to new audiences. You'll leave this session with an overflowing toolbox of best practices and reliable strategies to inspire groups large and small.
Presenters
avatar for Marc Hurwitz

Marc Hurwitz

Chief Insight Officer, Flip U
avatar for Samantha Kerr Hurwitz

Samantha Kerr Hurwitz

Chief Encouragement Officer, FliP University
Ask me about my origin story - how did I "find" followership and why it mattered (still matters!!!) to me so much. ORAsk me about why we felt it was important to start the Global Followership Conference.ORAsk me about why we believe that EVERYONE should learn BOTH leadership and followership... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 102
  Deep Dive

11:30am PDT

Everyday Followership: How We Lead by Following in Life’s Most Personal Arenas
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 103
Followership is often framed in workplace and organizational contexts, but its impact extends far beyond professional settings. This facilitated session explores followership in deeply personal aspects of life, including healthcare, fitness, religion, and civic engagement. Participants will engage in discussions about how individuals navigate power, responsibility, and decision-making as followers in these areas. The session will examine how effective followership contributes to well-being, ethical decision-making, and social cohesion. Through interactive exercises and shared experiences, attendees will identify strategies for enhancing their followership in ways that support personal growth and community development.
Presenters
avatar for Eric Kaufman

Eric Kaufman

Professor, Virginia Tech
Eric Kaufman is a dedicated leadership educator and scholar. He researches and promotes best practices for collective leadership, with special emphasis on problem solving and team development.  Dr. Kaufman’s work advances social science in a variety of contexts, with past projects... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 103
  Guided Discussion

11:30am PDT

Storyfollowing & Storysharing: Exploring Character Identification for Followership & Trust Building
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 105
As a human mode of operation, story is an essential framework and clarifying tool for followers and leaders alike. As relational connections have multiplied and digitized, and story exposure is at an all-time high, our “story intelligence” can become taxed to the point of paralysis. Participants will actively engage others in storytelling games and activities to better understand personal and collective followership by identifying as characters within stories. Through this, we aim to refine our understanding of ourselves as responsible values-actors within our communities and hone our first line of defense against being passive “watchers” in the postmodern age.
Presenters
avatar for Lori Throupe
avatar for Abby Haney

Abby Haney

Undergraduate Student, Christopher Newport University
Psychology and Leadership Double-Major
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 105
  Guided Discussion

11:30am PDT

Making Followership Count: The Need for Qualitative Insight
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RS 102
Knowledge of followership is currently derived primarily from quantitative studies. These lack the capacity to generate a deeper understanding of lived experiences. Qualitative research is needed to better understand the construct of followership. In this facilitated session we aim to provide researchers and interested practitioners with a platform to discuss how we might advance qualitative followership research. It is designed to foster exchange and provide a platform for networking. The session is conducted in an unconference format in which participants suggest and prioritize the content.
Presenters
avatar for Maike Kugler

Maike Kugler

Professor of Human Resource Management, European University for Innovation and Perspective
RS
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RS 102
  Workshop

11:30am PDT

The Four Tiers of Followership
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 104
In a world that has shifted away from a “time and effort” economy to an “outcomes” economy, The Four Tiers of Followership helps individuals and teams focus less on what they do, and more on how they do it. The Four Tiers of Followership quickly enables one to locate themselves and others inside fundamental orientations and roles of followership. This framework helps demystify what makes some types of followership more valuable in an organization than others, creating a common language for closing expectation gaps many experience with regard to the value of contributions, ongoing learning, promotions, and compensation.
Presenters
avatar for Eric McDermott

Eric McDermott

Founder/CEO, NEXTpectations
By day, Eric is an equity partner at a financial services firm with more than 60,000 clients. But behind the suit, in his other company, Eric was named "Best Business Influencer of the Year" winning two Stevies (the Oscars of the business world) for his social media channels. Having... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
RN 104
  Workshop

12:30pm PDT

Working Lunch
Friday May 30, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
McKenna Auditorium
Friday May 30, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
McKenna Auditorium

2:00pm PDT

Practitioner Panel & Closing
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
McKenna Auditorium
Presenters
RS
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
McKenna Auditorium
 
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