The shift toward “followership” didn’t occur until the 1970s, when leadership theory took another major step with the arrival of “servant leadership.” Fittingly, those who preach and practice servant leadership see power in the system, not in themselves, and they condemn the commanding pull of the strong man as exploitative. Instead, for servant leaders, it’s the bottom of the pyramid that matters most. Events and outcomes are made possible by a particular group of people, and it is the leader’s job to supply them with whatever they need and to cultivate the environment most conducive to
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