The triad model of follower needs:theory and review

Humans have an evolved flexible followership psychology that enables them to select different leaders in different contexts, depending on their needs. We distinguish a triad of follower needs: (i) guidance into a shared direction, (ii) active protection against threats, and (iii) judicious dispute settlement. These needs relate to critical group coordination challenges described in biology and anthropology and to different evolutionary leadership theories. We describe the contexts, in which these needs emerge, the characteristics of leaders who meet these needs, and the potential risks of following these leaders. We end by discussing the potential of our theory to aid the understanding of leadership in modern organizations, female leadership, leader manipulation of needs, and individual differences between followers

Report of the workshop on MSP and Transitions CDI & WLR : 7-9 February 2011, De Bosrand, Ede

WLR and CDI organised in 2011 a training on MSP and Transitions in order to deepen each other’s knowledge and share the ideas underlying the change processes they work in. The training was divided in two parts with the focus on MSP framework, Process model, Power and Conflict and Transitions in the first part. The second part was more devoted to the Theories of Change, the actual stakeholder management and the M&E of these change processes