Personal Development
Quarter 2 – Module 4:
Various Roles of Different Individuals
in Society and How They Can Influence People
Through their Leadership or Followership
CO_Q2_Personal Development SHS
Module 4
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Quarter 2 – Module 4: Various Roles of Different Individuals in Society and How
They Can Influence People Through their Leadership or Followership
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Quarter 2 – Module 4:
Various Roles of Different Individuals
in Society and How They Can Influence
People Through Their Leadership or
Followership
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What I Need to Know
This module is designed and written to help you understand and identify the
different roles of leaders and followers in society. The scope of this module permits it
to be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the
diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.
The module focuses on the various roles of leaders and followers in society.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Distinguish the various roles of different individuals in society and how they
can influence people through their leadership and followership
What I Know
Directions: Write L if the statement describes a leader, F if the statement describes a
follower and FL for both. Write your answer in your notebook.
If I am volunteering to handle a task, Am I a leader or a follower?
1. volunteering to handle task
2. set example
3. exhibiting loyalty
4. walk the talk
5. offering suggestions for improvement
6. willing to serve
7. delegate work
8. does not afraid to confront changes
9. learn to appreciate
10. be patient
11. proactive in developing excellence
12. working effectively as a member
13. does not sacrifice personal integrity
14. feels a sense of personal respect understands where they are coming
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Lesson Various Roles of Different Individuals
in Society and How they can
4 Influence People Through Leadership
and Followership
Leadership is a primary vehicle in fulfilling the goal of a team. It is a social
influence relationship between two or more persons. Becoming a good leader is not
an overnight process or just attending a one –day seminar workshop. It requires
willingness to devote your time wholeheartedly to managing, helping, and coaching
your team without compromising your family time. In short, leadership is a two-way
process; leaders and constituents may work together to get things done easily and
smoothly.
This time you may be able to identify the different roles of leaders and followers
in society.
What’s In
Now let us have a review of the previous lesson. Write FACT if you agree
with the statements, BLUFF if not. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
1. Friend is someone not related to you but very much willing to be part of your
life. He/she is like a family to you.
2. Partnership is a romantic relationship wherein two people create a special
form of agreement, understanding, love, intimacy, and commitment.
3. Mutual respect is important to gain a healthy relationship.
4. Quality time can be characterized by having a positive aura and jolly
characteristic whenever you are with your loved ones.
5. Sense of reliability and security develop a sense of responsibility among the
people in a relationship.
6. Personal relationship refers to the intimate connection between two or more
people established by emotional bonds and interactions through constant and
consistent communication.
7. Family is comprised with love, care, support, compassion, and affection each
member renders to one another.
8. Becoming responsible in a relationship can make any form of relationship
stronger.
9. Well-communicated love entails open communication
10. Good listening with a high value of integrity indicates non-judgmental and not
discriminatory presence.
What are the characteristics of a leader and a follower?
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What’s New
Directions: Analyze the pictures below. Explain what characteristics of a leader
and follower have been shown here and how can those characteristics influence
people.
Answer
Example:
Leader: Motivates follower by
setting example to them.
Follower: supports the leader
by doing task.
Illustrated by Robinson M. Alegre
Example
Answer
Illustrated by Robinson M. Alegre
Picture 1
Answer
Picture 2
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Answer
Illustrated by Robinson M. Alegre
Picture 3
Process Questions:
1. What have you realized after doing the activity?
2. What do you think are the best role of a good leader and follower?
3. How can you improve leadership and followership characteristics?
What is It
A Role defines a set of norms, values, behaviors, and personality
characteristics attached to a status such as leader, follower, or club president. Every
leader assumes role in a society. They are expected to behave a pattern usually
determined by individuals in the society.
To become a great leader, you must be a good follower. This will give high
impact to a society. you must have the important leadership qualities that can affect
constituents and can be developed by anyone:
Roles of an Efficient Leader that can influence people:
1. Set example - a good leader sets the best example. It is the first rule. Walk
the talk. Do not compromise anybody in the organization or team integrity.
Never take shortcuts.
2. Assume and do responsibility - you should be guided by your own duties
and responsibilities. Be proactive in guiding, teaching, and developing
excellence in everyone.
3. Show Initiative- find out what needs to be done. do not wait for anyone to
tell you what to do.
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4. Life-long learner- capacitate yourself. Learn everything you need to know
about the current job.
5. Show enthusiasm- if you come to work happy and cheerful, it provides
motivation. Enthusiasm is contagious. Never let personal issues affect your
performance.
6. Willing to serve- this quality is known of a servant leader. Showing this
kind of characteristics can inspire thought and action of your own
constituents.
7. Active listener- to become an active listener, you must maintain an eye
contact. Pay attention to facial expressions and body language, and start a
sentence with “I” instead of “You. This will enhance a good communication
and understanding.
8. Show empathy- Try to understand where people are coming from and their
point of view. Put yourself in the other people’s shoes.
9. Be sensitive to the need of others- as a good leader, you must be the one
who should know and feel the needs of your constituents.
10.Delegate work- sharing work among members at the organization should
be divided into a manageable task. Explain completely what you are asking
the person to do.
11. Learn to appreciate- If someone has done great with the assigned tasks,
be sure to let them feel they are appreciated. Simply saying thanks will do.
This will motivate them to work hard.
12. Be patient- Do not get easily annoyed if untoward incident happens. hold
your temper. This might require constant practice.
Leadership qualities are not exclusive to leaders. Some of these may found in
the followership. A great leader encourages teamwork. Followership plays an
essential part of the leadership equation. Followers are team that can contribute
success in your leadership.
Followership means when people express words, actions, respect, and support
to a leader. But what are the role of a follower?
Role of an Effective Follower that Leaders Need
1. Courage to do responsibility- Effective follower feels a sense of personal
responsibility and ownership for his or her own behavior in the
organization.
2. Courage to challenge- If the leader’s actions contradict the best interest
of the organization, effective follower takes a stand. Do not sacrifice your
own integrity or the good of the organization just to maintain harmony.
3. Courage to participate in transformation- Effective followers view the
struggle of change and transformation as a mutual experience shared by all
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members, support the leader and does not afraid to confront the changes.
4. A can-do attitude- A leader’s job becomes smoother when he or she has
followers who are positive and self-motivated, can get things done, accept
responsibility, excels in required tasks, and willingly accept difficult
assignment.
5. A collaborative approach- Each follower is a part of the leader’s larger
system and should realize that his or her action affect the whole. Work
effectively as a team member.
6. Courage to serve and subservient- Effective follower understands the
needs of the organizations and seek to serve those who need.
7. The passion to drive personal growth- Leaders want followers who seek to
enhance their own growth and development rather than depending on the
leader to do it.
What’s More
Directions: Do the following activity in a separate sheet of paper.
Activity 1. My organization. Which organizations involving you in our society?
(church group, singing/dance group, community group, youth group, club, school
organization, neighborhood association, volunteer group. etc.)
My Position/Role in the
Name of organization Type of Organization
organization
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Process Questions:
1. After doing the activity, what have you realized?
2. What do you think are the characteristics of a good leader and a good
follower? Explain your answer.
3. Who influences you most to become a leader or a follower? and how?
Activity 2. Make a poster showing different roles of a leader and follower in a
society that could influence people.
Please refer to the rubric below.
CRITERIA 5 4 3 2
Pictures - All pictures Most pictures Some Few pictures
Relevance are related to are related to pictures are are related to
the topic and the topic and related to the the topic and
make it easier make it easier topic and somewhat
to understand to understand make it unclear to
easier to understand.
understand.
Pictures - All pictures Most pictures Some Few pictures
Originality used on the used on the pictures used on the
poster reflect poster reflect used on the poster reflect a
the some poster reflect few
uniqueness of uniqueness of a few uniqueness of
students' students' uniqueness students'
creativity in creativity in of students' creativity in
their their creativity in their
creations. creations. their creations.
creations
Necessary The poster All necessary Several Few necessary
Elements includes all elements are necessary elements were
necessary included on elements are missing.
elements as the poster. included on
well as the poster.
additional
information.
Attractiveness The poster is The poster is The poster is The poster is
very attractive attractive in somewhat designed
in relation to relation to attractive in poorly and
color, design, color, design, relation to unattractive.
organization, organization, color, design
and elegance. and elegance. but a little
bit messy.
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My Poster
Process Questions:
1. What is the message of your slogan or poster?
2. How could you influence others to become a good leader and a follower?
3. Why do young people need to understand the concept of leadership and
followership?
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What I Have Learned
Directions. Fill in the blanks. Choose the correct word inside the box.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
compromise responsibility initiative capacitate enthusiasm
attention delegate encourages followers responsibility
challenges contradicts motivates enhance realize
In a society great leaders can be influential. They can make or break a
team/ institution. To become excellent leader, they must be guided by the
following roles: Setting example is the first rule. Do not (1) _____________
anybody in the organization. Assumes and do (2) ______________ in guiding and
developing excellence in everyone. Do not wait for anyone to tell you what to
do. They must have an (3) ____________ in planning and solving circumstances.
They must learn how to (4) ____________ himself and members. They must show
(5) _________ that can motivate the followers.
To enhance good communication between leaders and followers, great
leader should pay (6) _________ to facial expression, body language and
maintain eye contact, sentence should start with “I” instead of “You”. They
must (7) ______ work to a manageable task and explain thoroughly what you
are asking the members to do.
Some of these characteristics of a leader can be found in followers. A great
leader (8) ___________ teamwork. (9) _________ are team that can contribute
success in the leadership. They must have the following roles to become
effective. They must feel and sense personal (10) _________ and ownership of
their own behavior, ready to take (11) __________and make stand if the leaders’
action (12) _________ the best interest of the organizations. A can-do attitude
(13) __________ himself to get things done easily and smoother.
Leaders want followers who seek to (14) ___________ their own growth and
development rather than depending on the leader to do it. They must also (15)
_________ that their actions affect the whole.
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What I Can Do
Read the guide below, fill up to complete the table. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
I thought – Write misconception about leadership and followership
But Now – Realization about leadership and followership
Therefore – Your plan in concreting your “But now”
Because – Write your reason in choosing the plan you indicated in your
“Therefore”
I Thought … But Now…
Therefore… Because…
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Assessment
Direction: Write TRUE if you agree with the statement, FALSE if the statement is
Wrong.
1. A servant leader put his own concern, motives, and interests first and
foremost above the others.
2. An efficient leader sets himself/herself as an example.
3. Leaders are to serve others.
4. Leaders want followers who seek to enhance their own growth and
development rather than depending on the leader to do it.
5. Effective follower feels a sense of personal responsibility and ownership for
his or her own behavior in the organization.
6. Effective follower does understand the needs of the organizations.
7. Effective leaders listen deeply to others and emphasize with people around.
8. Great leaders get easily annoyed and cannot hold temper if untoward
incident happens.
9. In leading a team or organizations, a great leader divide works depending on
the length of service in the company.
10. Effective follower does not feel the sense of ownership and responsibility for
his/her own behavior.
11. Effective followers view the struggle of change and transformation as a
mutual experience shared by all members, support the leader and does not
afraid to confront the changes.
12. Effective leaders should be guided by their own duties and responsibilities.
13. Effective leader should not be proactive in guiding, teaching, and developing
excellence in everyone. They must do their own initiative
14. A leader’s job becomes smoother when he or she has followers who are
positive and self-motivated
15. Effective leaders must know how to appreciate members. It can boost their
motivation to work.
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Additional Activities
1. Write the roles of leaders and followers through your own acrostic way.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
L
E
A
D
E
R
F
O
L
L
O
W
E
R
2. Fill up the chart by interviewing some family members. Ask them what
organizations they are involved in a society and what are their roles.
Answer in a separate sheet of paper.
My Position/Role in the
Name of organization Type of Organization
organization
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Assessment What’s In
1. FACT
1. FALSE 2. FACT
2. TRUE 3. FACT
3. TRUE 4. FACT
4. TRUE 5. FACT
5. TRUE 6. FACT
6. FALSE 7. FACT
7. TRUE 8. FACT
8. FALSE 9. FACT
9. TRUE 10. FACT
10. FALSE 11. FACT
11. TRUE 12. FACT
12. TRUE 13. FACT
13. FALSE 14. FACT
14. TRUE 15. FACT
15. TRUE
What I Can Do What I Know
1. compromise
2. responsibility 1. F
3. initiative 2. L
4. capacitate 3. F
5. enthusiasm 4. L
6. attention 5. F
7. delegate 6. L
8. encourages 7. L
9. followers 8. F
10. responsibility 9. L
11. challenges 10. FL
12. contradicts 11. L
13. motivates 12. F
14. enhance 13. FL
15. realize 14. FL
15. L
Answer Key
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