The publishing of a draft bill looks like an exercise in what Mrs Thatcher used to call "followership" not leadership.

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France is equally keen to show military leadership, especially now that it cannot take Germany's followership for granted in other areas.

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It's quite clear that what he's going for is the coat-tails of Tony Blair or Mo Mowlam, that's followership, it's not leadership.

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They examined authentic leadership and its development, new-genre leadership theories, complexity leadership, shared leadership, the role of relationships and the emerging work on followership.

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But the biggest truth running through the speech is that France, as Charles Grant has written, is learning the art of "followership" in Europe.

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My believe is that I'm running for the leadership of the Welsh Assembly, while Alun Michael is running for the followership of the Welsh Assembly.

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In fact, social media measurement tools like Klout.com and Kred.com reward you for your perceived influence based on the online impact of your content followership.

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This is not about self-promotion, but rather how you can be more bold, present new ideas, create a followership, and earn the right to be sponsored at work.

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So how has leadership and followership changed over the centuries?

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