My reseach proposal

    This is my first proposal.

    When we discuss leadership, we are sometimes unaware of the followers. One of the most important things for leaders is how to be followed in a group, team or office. It is impossible to argue leadership without thinking followers. I will focus on the relationship between leader and followers in this essay. What is the best relationship, and in order to establish it, how should leader behave? The resonant leadership can be one of ways that makes leaders closer to followers. Similar concept is suggested as horizontal leadership, transformative leadership and so on. These relatively new leaderships focus on more inspiring or involving followers than controlling them. 

     Daniel Goleman’s paper, “Primal Leadership”, introduces us to resonant leaders. Boyatzis and Annie McKee guide the resonant leadership more practically in their book, “Resonant Leadership” (2005). “The Power of Followership” thinks about leadership from the light of followers (1992).  Dinesh Sharma discusses the transformative leadership focusing one person in “Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President” (2011). McKee’s essay, “Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion: A Leader's Road Map to Renewal1” focus on the stress that leaders feel when they take over the leadership (2006). By using these sources, I will write my paper and look for the answer my questions about leadership. 

     I'd like to know how to inspire followers rather than how to be a good leader, because I tend to focus on only myself, and leave others behind. While there are followers, there is leader, I think. For followers, other members, I want to be a good leader. 

     I am going to be a captain of my cheer leading club just from 'this' Saturday!! I want to put the knowledge acquired through this class and my research to my real life as a captain!