What is it about?
This article argues that leaders should develop new competencies for the type of leadership required today that is both effective and ethical. It describes service of followers as one such competency, and explains how it works as a social exchange.
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Why is it important?
The competency literature has emphasized leadership performance on efficiency and effectiveness criteria at the expense of ethical leadership. This article highlights this deficiency and describes one such competency - the service of followers - which focuses on the relational and ethical dimensions of leadership
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I believe that leaders are appointed as stewards of the organization and its resources, and not to advance their personal interests. If this is the case, then leaders should be selected and developed on the basis of a set of competencies that reflect this and simultaneously advance the interests of society and the environment and not simply the short term interests of shareholders. Perhaps the place to start is with the service of their followers.
Noel Pearse
Rhodes University
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This page is a summary of: Service of followers as a leadership competency: a social exchange perspective, The Journal of Management Development, April 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jmd-10-2015-0152.
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