Embracing Followership
: How to Thrive in a Leader-Centric Culture

In a society fascinated by leadership, have we devalued the significance of followership?As part of a team that put on his organization's largest international conference, Allen Hamlin Jr. was asked, "How many people do you manage?" His answer--"None"--caught people off guard.In one sense, he helped oversee everything, yet he didn't have a single person reporting to him.Is it okay to simply do well where you are? What if you want to use your gifts, talents, and abilities to perform with excellence--without aspirations of occupying a formal leadership role?In Embracing Followership, Hamlin walks you through the many facets of being a follower, helping you make your own unique contributions to the various organizations, working groups, communities, or congregations you're part of.