The courageous follower book

One of the hundred best minds on leadership leadership excellence magazine. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click download or read online button to get the courageous follower book now. How great followers make great leaders and organizations. Feb 25, 2009 the courageous follower is a contemporary classic that redefines the power and responsibility of followership, the role of many who must support, confront, engage, foster, and leverage the. Interview with ira chaleff courageous followership. We hear about shared leadership, a helpful concept in softening selection from the courageous follower, 3rd edition book. A great leader is not afraid to develop courageous followers because of hisher sense of selfworth. Courageous followers, courageous leaders executive coaching. The courageous follower navy general library program. The courageous follower offers a new model for the follower role that provides dynamic support for leaders but does not hesitate to constructively speak truth to power.

The two critical dimensions of courageous followership are the degree of support a follower gives a leader and the degree to which the follower is willing to challenge the leaders behavior or policies if these are endangering the organizations purpose or undermining its values. Introduction in many organizations, there has been a movement away from the extremes of allpowerful leaders and powerless, submissive followers. Ira chaleff has written a book titled the courageous follower and the subtitle of the book discusses the most important aspect of followership. The courageous follower ebook by ira chaleff rakuten kobo. It moved me deeply and answered so many questions on how to support and empower my team. Standing up to and for our leaders, by ira chaleff, this absorbing portrayal of the four dimensions of courageous followership, will demonstrate the courage to serve, the courage to assume responsibility, the courage to challenge and the courage to leave. Who ever pays attention to how well these same individuals perform their role as courageous followers. But today, followers can be handed questionable policies and orders that come from many levels above themeven from the other side of the world. Read the courageous follower standing up to and for our leaders by ira chaleff available from rakuten kobo.

Tobias center for leadership excellence at indiana university. Ira chaleffs courageous followers model has facilitated healthy upward information flow in organization for over fifteen years. Ira chaleff publications followership and intelligent. Standing up to and for our leaders purchase book from berrettkoehler publishers. Music the textbook that were talking about is the courageous follower by ira chaleff. Such real life examples may be of particular interest to readers since, under the model espoused by the book, most of the risks and burdens required for courageous followership are. In this book, which is one of the seminal works on followership, ira chaleff explores a wide range of leader follower dynamics and asserts that followers must take significant responsibility for the quality of the leadership exercised by their superiors. Courageous followers are more likely to stand up for their leader and support them during times of hard decisions. Many significant failuresfrom femas response to hurricane katrina to the recent economic collapsecould have been prev. Standing up to and for our leaders, ira chaleff, wrote the above in the preface to the first edition of his book in 2003.

Aug 11, 2010 this is the second excerpt of a presentation by ira chaleff for the 2009 multisector forum of the randall l. Although i read the text in toto, the authors recommendation that you read the sections that are relevant to you, and skip over those that are not should be heeded. In this particular book, i want to talk a little bit more holistically about the book, because basically, what its talking about or speaking to is you as a follower, meaning we are all followers of a leader. While the book contains much pithy and useful advice, such advice could be enlivened and made more compelling if it could be illustrated with more real life examples or case studies than are currently found in the book. Courageous followership offers a new model for the follower role that provides dynamic support for leaders but does not hesitate to constructively speak truth to power. This book speaks to those followers and gives them the insights and tools for being. The updated third edition of the courageous follower includes a new chapter, the courage to speak to the hierarchy. Ira chaleff ira chaleffs courageous followers model has facilitated healthy upward information flow in organization for over fifteen years. The book is a landmark in the newly emerging field of leadershipfollowership studies. The courage to serve is described as a willingness to work hard and assume new or additional responsibilities.

Ira chaleffs courageous follower model has facilitated healthy upward information flow in organizations for over 15 years. This book covers the dynamics of interpersonal relations in the workplace, and focuses on courageous followership that allows conflict to be kept at a minimum and problem solving to be kept at a maximum. Quantity discounts and customization available for corporate events or. Courageous followers, courageous leaders is based on the book, the courageous follower. Oct 30, 2011 a courageous follower can counteract evil advisors, sycophants and the leaders own inner demons by taking initiative, assuming responsibility, building trust and challenging tactfully, always focusing on the common purpose visionmission. Standing up to and for our leaders, written by ira. Ira chaleffs the courageous follower seeks to impart the skills necessary to be an effective contributor to an organizations mission and leadership. Add a smile to the equation and you are approach perfection. Followership articles and books on effective followership. For every leader there are dozens of dedicated and driven followers. An excerpt from by ira chaleff published by berrett. Courageous followers have the opportunity then to support their leaders in operating from a place of integrity and creating greatnesssuccess.

Standing up to and for our leaders chaleff, ira on. The book does a good job of putting followership into context. Jeffress shows us pagebypage how to live as winsome and effective ambassadors for jesus christ, all so that the perishing will come to salvation and god will receive the glory. Standing up to and for our leaders 3 by ira chaleff isbn. As chaleff states, service is an art and art is developed through commitment and discipline. Management consultant ira chaleff explores the forces at work in the leader follower relationship and shows how courageous followers can improve that relationship to support and at times correct a dynamic leader, benefit. Chaleff tackles business transformation with grace, and offers real. In the courageous follower, chaleff focuses on the relationship existing between the formal leadership of an organization and the followers, all the people who. Shop for books, ebooks, audiobooks, selfassessments and more. Standing up to and for our leaders by chaleff, ira and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chaleff, ira this book provides a model of followership that removes the passive connotations of the role and presents a dynamic alternative for contributing to an organizations pursuit of its mission. For every leader there are dozens of followers working closely with them. It also offers a model of courageous leadership that creates the conditions in which it is easier for followers to speak the truth as they see it and for leaders to give appropriate consideration to what they are being told. Courageous followers, courageous leaders training video.

The latest edition of the book the third was published in 2009, but even now in 20, the situation hasnt changed much. Endless attention is paid to leadership qualities, selection, training, development and evaluation. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. An excerpt from by ira chaleff published by berrettkoehler. The courageous follower the book ira chaleff publications. The 2nd edition of my book, the courageous follower, received this award. Much of chaleffs model is based on followers having access to the leader. Courageous followership recognizes that to be effective at almost every level of an organization, individuals need to play both the leader and follower role adeptly. Standing up to and for our leaders by ira chaleff was a rare and unique find.

The main purpose of this class is to provide learners with a practical how to guide on how to become a more courageous follower. This book provides valuable building blocks for the important but still evolving model of followership. The updated third edition includes a new chapter, the courage to speak to the hierarchy. Standing up to and for our leaders the courageous follower. Standing up to and for our leaders, written by ira chaleff and published by berrettkoehler. It also offers a model of courageous leadership that creates the conditions in which it is easier for followers to speak the truth as they see it and for leaders. Parity is approached when we recognize that lead ers. Many significant failuresfrom femas response to hurricane katrina to the recent economic collapsecould have been prevented or mitigated if those lower in the hierarchy were successful at communicating to leaders selection from the courageous follower, 3rd edition book. The courage to challenge requires that a follower be willing to stand up and voice their discomfort to the group leader. The concept of courageous followership is based on the awardwinning book. Reasonably, chaleff recommends that the follower take an incremental, stepbystep approach to becoming a courageous follower. His handbook shows that a courageous follower can be an enormous asset to a leader, and he pinpoints five dimensions in which that courage can be demonstrated.

A follower, not a sheep would you listen to the courageous follower again. This book would mobilize and galvanize any organization, if the culture of. He is coeditor of the 2008 book, the art of followership. The courageous follower by ira chaleff bk business book. Forthright, honest, and effective interaction with leadership is crucial for the organizations success. Introduction the courageous follower, 3rd edition book. Leadership and mission support training council of the. The courageous follower download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Business consultant chaleff points out that most of us at different times are both leaders and followers. Many significant failuresfrom femas response to hurricane ka. A good follower is a person who delivers more than requested, quicker than committed and at a quality level exceeding expectations. There is no silver bullet for developing the profile of a courageous follower. Parity is approached when we recognize that leaders rarely use their power wisely or effectively over long periods unless they.