LEADERSHIP 2
Unit IV Essay-Kelly Model of Fellowship
Introduction
In leadership, the term followership is used to describe the actions of an individual in
performing a subordinate role. According to Kelley's model, useful followers are defined as
individuals who are intelligent, ambitious, enthusiastic and self-reliant. Besides, the model
identifies two underlying dimensions of human behavior. The first aspect outlines how a
person can become independent through proper utilization of critical thinking. The other
element emphasis the degree at which an individual can remain passive or active. Depending
on the position of a person in the two dimensions, Kelley's model highlights five distinct
types of followers. Subsequently, the different types of followers include the low
independence passive, low independent active, the pragmatics, alienated and the star
followers. Therefore, this essay has been set to discuss in details how a leader can utilize the
Kelley model of followership to assess devotee effectiveness and highlight how they can be
transformed into a more active follower.
Importance of Organizational Climate and Motivation
The climate in an organization refers to all aspects of the environments that are
perceived by employees within the firm(Rusu, &Avasilcai, 2014).On the other hand,
motivation in the workplace relates to the level of commitment, creativity, and energy that the
workers in an organization bring towards their allocated duties. As presented in Kelley
model, the sheep and the yes followers can be transformed into the star followers by setting a
suitable workplace climate (Balkar, 2015). Consequently, the situation can be reached
through motivating employees. For instance, the manager can drive his or her employees
through shared communication and vision. Besides, the leaders can provide their employees
with incentives and leisure time. Such provisions assist in tuning the yes people and the less
active followers in to more productive and dependable workers.
