Discover your followership profile — how you think and how you engage. Based on Kelley's groundbreaking Followership Model, this assessment maps two dimensions that determine your value and impact as a team member, direct report, and organizational contributor.
How independently do you think? Do you form your own views and speak up — or do you tend to accept authority and follow direction without challenge?
How actively do you participate? Do you take initiative and invest discretionary effort — or do you contribute what's required and wait for direction?
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Your dot represents the intersection of your Critical Thinking and Engagement scores. The quadrant boundaries are at the midpoint (3.5 on each dimension).
Robert Kelley's research found that Exemplary followers — high on both Critical Thinking and Engagement — account for a disproportionate share of organizational value. They provide honest input, execute with full discretion, and don't require active management to perform.
Exemplary followership is not the absence of leadership. It is the discipline of contributing fully within the context of collective accountability. The best leaders are also exemplary followers in the contexts where they report to others.
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Understanding how you follow complements understanding how you lead. Take the Leadership Style Assessment to get the full picture of your organizational impact.
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