Beyond Leadership to Followership

by Seteroff, Sviatoslav Steve

• ISBN13: 9781412008167
• ISBN10: 1412008166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub

Summary

A brief summary of management and leadership following a scenario that aids in understanding the forces and concepts involved in being a leader, regardless of the present placement within the organizational hierarchy, from a perspective of a systems approach. With learning as the core, the author takes us on a brief and concise journey of organizational theory and practice, leadership. teams, followership, mentorship, stewardship, responsibilities of a protege, and the art of supervision on the way to management. Understanding the concepts is the goal, and a no-nonsense approach with references to additional reading is provided. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Seteroff is retired as President of Management & Logistics Assoc., Inc. of Poulsbo, Washington and continues in a part time and consulting capacity

Table of Contents

Table of Contents	p. iii
Table of Figures	p. vi
Table of Tables	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction: The Compass	p. 1
Getting Started: The Map	p. 3
Where to Begin: A Dilemma	p. 3
Management--Leadership Continuum	p. 5
Organizational Learning	p. 6
Systems Thinking	p. 7
Teams and Workgroups	p. 8
Followership	p. 9
Mentorship	p. 10
Stewardship and Servant Leadership	p. 11
Protegee	p. 12
Supervise	p. 13
Manage	p. 14
Tying it all together	p. 14
Management--Leadership Continuum	p. 15
Historical Aspect of Management	p. 16
Current Application of Management Theory	p. 18
Planning for Leadership	p. 20
The Bottom Line	p. 22
Organizational Learning	p. 23
Organizational Structure	p. 23
Organization of the Clan	p. 24
Fiefdom	p. 25
Hierarchical Structure	p. 27
Market Driven Organization Structures	p. 29
Additional Thoughts on Organizations	p. 33
Leadership Practice	p. 34
Dance of Blind Reflex	p. 35
Implications for Managers	p. 36
Systems Thinking	p. 39
Personal Mastery	p. 41
Mental Models	p. 43
Shared Vision	p. 44
Team Learning	p. 45
Systems Thinking	p. 46
Implementing a Systems Approach	p. 47
Barry Oshry's View	p. 48
Environmental Impact	p. 51
Approaches to Ensure Survival	p. 52
Overlooked Processes of Survival	p. 53
Breakdown of Relationships	p. 53
Additional Thoughts	p. 53
Teams	p. 55
What are teams?	p. 55
Most teams begin as work groups	p. 57
High performance work groups	p. 58
The beginning of a team structure	p. 59
Defining a high performance team	p. 59
Organizational Support	p. 60
The Implications of Teams	p. 61
From Leadership to Followership, At Last	p. 62
Mentorship	p. 65
Advisory Role	p. 66
Providing Access	p. 66
Training and Education	p. 67
Encouragement	p. 68
Stewardship and Servant Leadership	p. 69
Servant Leadership is not new	p. 69
Stewardship	p. 71
Protegee	p. 73
Trust	p. 73
Loyalty	p. 74
Personal Loyalty	p. 74
Organizational Loyalty	p. 75
Selecting a Mentor	p. 76
Supervise	p. 77
Established and Respected Authority	p. 77
Technical Competence	p. 78
Well Respected	p. 78
Administrative Capabilities	p. 79
Administrative Supervisor	p. 80
Training Opportunity	p. 81
Relationship to Workers	p. 81
Manage	p. 83
Policy	p. 84
Information gathering	p. 85
SWOT Analysis	p. 85
Dynamic SWOT	p. 87
Formulation	p. 89
Implementation	p. 89
Evaluation and control	p. 90
Management in Action	p. 91
Learning Throughout The Process	p. 92
References	p. 95
About the Author	p. 97
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