BLUF

All great leaders are also great followers.

Summary

KEY POINTS:

  • Followership:** Effective and courageous followers use professional dissent to challenge their leaders' decisions.
  • Responsibility of Followers:** Followers have the duty to express alternate views, shaping ethical and professional behavior.
  • Need for Followership Training:** LTCOL Paul Berg advocates for the inclusion of followership training in the PME continuum.
  • Applicability:** Lessons and theories about followership are applicable in different military contexts, including the Australian Air Force.
  • New Generation of Combat Capabilities:** The transition to new combat capabilities is accompanied by a new generation of followers.
  • Operational Challenges:** Followers face novel operational and tactical challenges in supporting leaders and the mission.
  • Professional Dissent:** Followers should feel confident to express respectful, professional dissent.
  • Leaders' Responsibility:** Leaders should foster conditions for subordinates to challenge their ideas.
Learn how followers can become great leaders.

References

TRAINING AND EDUCATION (Military Focus) COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)