Question

Marcia must complete a management trainee program at the financial company at which she was just hired. As part of the 18 week program, she shadows Ming who is an experienced project manager. Although Marcia is not directly responsible for the workload, she is inspired by Ming's style. Marcia is experiencing which benefit of being a follower, according to Carsten and colleagues?

Answer 1

OPTIONS:

A. followers first prove their worth

B. followers challenge leaders

C. followers support leaders

D. followers learn from leaders

Answer:

D. followers learn from leaders

Step-by-step explanation:

Carsten and colleagues, from a follower-centred approach, explain how a leader can influence followers by their leadership style and behavior. According to Carsten and colleagues, one of the benefits an individual can experience from being a follower is that followers learn from from leaders.

Marcia can be said to have benefited from the leadership-followership supportive bond, as she learns on the job under the guidance of Ming, of which his style has inspired Marcia. Learning from leaders is a benefit of being a follower.

Answer 2

followers learn from leaders

Step-by-step explanation:

In a publication by Carsten and colleagues titled Exploring historical perspectives of followership: The need for an expanded view of followers and the follower role, They noted that one of the benefits of being a follower is that followers learn about the job from leaders.