Followership: A Different Side of Leadership

Intended Audience

All UWaterloo Employees, Managers & Supervisors and other People Leaders are strongly encouraged to enroll.   

Preparation/Pre-requisites

N/A 

Workshop Overview 

The leader-follower relationship is integral to successfully leading people in the workplace. Following direction while supporting others and learning from your leader is part of what makes followership a complex but essential part of any fulfilling leadership journey. Combatting the myth that followership is a deficient characteristic of leadership and shifting the focus towards followership as a foundation of leadership is at the heart of this interactive, practical, conversation-based workshop.    

Learning Outcomes 

Participating in this workshop will enable you to better:   

  • Introduce followership as a new or different component of leadership.     

  • Recognize the role of followership as a core skill to develop as part of your personal leadership journey.    

  • Engage in idea sharing conversations with peers from across the institution.     

  • Practice skills that actively seek the perspectives of others.