LEADERSHIP AND FOLLOWERSHIP: FIVE RECURRING PATTERNS

摘要

Citrin and Smith's (2003a) five patterns of extraordinary careers mirror the key attributes of Kelley's (1992) followership theory. Kelley focuses on the role of the leader on development of great followers, while Citrin and Smith focus on the features of successful executives. This paper discusses Citrin and Smith's (2003a) patterns of leadership and compares those patterns to Kelley's (1992) attributes of followers. The underlying question becomes, are the leader skills praised by Citrin and Smith (2003a) simply the ability to leverage Kelley's exemplary followers? In this paper, we examine each of the 'Five Patterns' espoused by Citrin and Smith (2003a), and compare them to the concepts of Kelley's (1992) followership theory. The paper proffers that the same attributes that Citrin and Smith claim are actively being recruited and sought after in the highest-level leaders are also the attributes that create great followers. The paper proposes research to explore any correlation.