E71: Leaders, schmeaders...the age of FOLLOWERSHIP is here

Safe As Podcast · Jan 28, 2026 · 11m · transcript

Leadership captures the headlines and conference topics worldwide, but what is the role of followers in team and organisational performance?

How can one lead, without those that follow?

Refs:

1. Leung, C., Lucas, A., Brindley, P., Anderson, S., Park, J., Vergis, A., & Gillman, L. M. (2018). Followership: a review of the literature in healthcare and beyond. Journal of critical care, 46, 99-104.

2. Hay-David, A. G. C., Herron, J. B. T., Gilling, P., & Brennan, P. A. (2022). Assertive followership: how to make a team safer. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 60(5), 558-562.

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