noun · neutral

followership

UK/ˈfɒləʊəʃɪp/US/ˈfɑːloʊərʃɪp/FOL·low·er·ship

Band 5-6speakingtask2

the qualities or behaviour expected of people who follow a leader; the relationship between leaders and followers

Examples

Good followership is as important as effective leadership in a team.

Training courses focus on both leadership and followership skills.

The professor discussed followership in the context of organisational behaviour.

Band 8 sentence

In contemporary organisations, cultivating followership—responsible, critical and supportive—complements effective leadership.

Collocations

  • good followership
  • followership skills
  • effective followership

Word family

follow verbfollower nounfollowership noun

Common mistakes

Good followership are necessary for success.Good followership is necessary for success.

He has many followership in the company.He has many followers in the company.

Say it for a higher band

5teamwork6followers7+followership

Synonyms

teamwork

Easily confused

follower

She has thousands of followers on social media.

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