Various Roles of Different Individuals in Society

and How They Can Influence People Through

Their Leadership or Followership
Leadership
is a primary vehicle in fulfilling the goal of a
team. It is a social influence relationship
between two or more persons.

Becoming a good leader is not an overnight

process or just attending a one-day seminar
workshop. It requires willingness to devote your
time wholeheartedly to managing, helping, and
coaching your team without compromising your
family time. In short, leadership is a two-way
process; leaders and constituents may work
together to get things done easily and smoothly.
A Role defines a set of norms, values.
behaviors, and personality characteristics
attached to a status such as leader, follower, or
club president. Every leader assumes role in a
society. They are expected to behave a pattern
usually determined by individuals in the
society.

To become a great leader, you must be a

good follower. This will give high impact to a
society. you must have the important
leadership qualities that can affect
constituents and can be developed by
anyone.
Roles of an Efficient Leader
that can influence people:

1. Set example-a good 2. Assume and do 3. Show Initiative-

leader sets the best responsibility- you find out what needs to
example, it is the first should be guided by your
be done. do not wait
rule. Walk the talk. Do own duties and
responsibilities. Be for anyone to tell you
not compromise
proactive in guiding, what to do.
anybody in the
organization or team teaching, and developing
excellence in everyone.
integrity. Never take
shortcuts.
 5. Show 6. Willing to serve-
4. Life-long enthusiasm-if you this quality is known
learner- capacitate come to work happy of a servant leader.
and cheerful, it Showing this kind of
yourself. Learn
provides motivation. characteristics can
everything you need
Enthusiasm is inspire thought and
to know about the action of your own
contagious. Never let
current job. personal issues affect constituents.
your performance.
 8. Show
7. Active listener- to 9. Be sensitive to
become an active listener, empathy- Try to
the need of
you must maintain an eye understand where
contact. Pay attention to others- as a good
people are coming
facial expressions and body leader, you must be
language, and start a
from and their
the one who should
sentence with "I" instead of point of view. Put
know and feel the
"You. This will enhance a yourself in the
good communication and needs of your
other people's
understanding. constituents.
shoes.
10. Delegate work- 11. Learn to 12. Be patient- do not
sharing work among appreciate- If someone
members at the get easily annoyed if
has done great with the
organization should be assigned tasks, be sure
untoward incident
divided into a to let them feel they are happens. hold your
manageable task.
appreciated. Simply temper. This might
Explain completely
saying thanks will do. require constant
what you are asking
This will motivate them.
the person to do. practice.
to work hard.
Leadership qualities are not exclusive to leaders.
Some of these may found in the followership. A
great leader encourages teamwork. Followership
plays an essential part of the leadership equation.
Followers are team that can contribute success in
your leadership.

Followership means when people express

words, actions, respect, and support to a
leader. But what are the role of a follower?
Role of an Effective Follower
that Leaders Need:
1. Courage to do 3. Courage to
2. Courage to challenge-
participate in
responsibility- If the leader's actions
transformation-
effective follower contradict the best interest
effective followers view
of the organization,
feels a sense of the struggle of change
effective follower takes a
personal stand. Do not sacrifice your
and transformation as a
responsibility and mutual experience shared
own integrity or the good of
by all members, support
ownership for his or the organization just to
the leader and does not
her own behavior in maintain harmony.
afraid to confront the
the organization. changes.
4. A can-do attitude- A 6. Courage to
5. A collaborative
leader's job becomes. serve and
smoother when he or she
approach- Each follower
is a part of the leader's subservient-
has followers who are
positive and self- larger system and should Effective follower
motivated, can get things realize that his or her understands the
done, accept action affect the whole. needs of the
responsibility, excels in Work effectively as a organizations and
required tasks, and
team member. seek to serve those
willingly accept difficult
assignment. who need.
7. The passion to
drive personal
growth- Leaders want
followers who seek to
enhance their own
growth and
development rather
than depending on the
leader to do it.
Effective followers play a vital roles not only
by supporting the leaders but also create a
positive and successful environment for
everyone in the organization.
Thank you!