Followers plan to play an active role in the leadership process. Being a follower does not mean being inferior to the leader, but simply filling a different role. Webster's dictionary defines following as coming or occurring after, but does not necessarily imply a causal relationship to what precedes. A follower is part of the team. A quarterback cannot win the game without the commitment of the entire team. He can throw or run the ball, but without his team members blocking, he will not make a touchdown. Just like in a game, team players are critical to the success of the organization. There are five different types of followers, as stated by Frisina (2005) in the article Learn to lead by following. The types of followers identified by Frisina include “yes people,” sheep, survivors, alienated followers, and effective followers. “Yes people” are those followers who always agree with what the leader says. As Wojcicki (2001) wrote in his article A Role for Followers in These Extraordinary Times, followers must give leaders the time and freedom to develop action plans. John Kennedy said, however, that our role as followers is sometimes just to acquiesce. After the plan is initiated or an order is given, the employee's role is to implement the plan, not to discuss the strategy. Being a “yes person” means there is never any disagreement between a leader and a follower. Sometimes a follower might have a better idea and think outside the box. A good leader should be...