Citation (IEEE): P. S. Meilinger, “The Ten Rules of Good Followership,” in AU-24: Concepts for Air Force Leadership, R. I. Lester and A. G. Morton, Eds. Maxwell AFB, AL, USA: Air University Press, 2001.
What it argues
A senior Air Force officer argues that good followership is as important to an organization as good leadership, and distills it into practical rules. They center on loyalty, candor in private, initiative, honesty about bad news, preparation, keeping the boss informed, owning mistakes, and giving more than the minimum. He grounds each rule in examples from military staff work.