It is never too soon to start developing new team members.  Followership training is designed to set expectations for new team members and begin their development as leaders.  Main ideas include:

–Everyone has a role in this organization.

• What is yours?
• How to find your role.
• How to grow in your role and prepare for the next step.
• What are doing to make the organization better

–To be a great leader, you first have to be a great follower

• Every leader is a follower as well (everyone has a boss)
• You have to know how to follow instructions so you can give them

–Trust your leadership

• They have a different point of view and more information to consider
• Don’t take it personally, they are NOT out to get you, there job is help organization, not you

–Know when and how to contribute your 2 cents

• Before a decision is make, you should feel free to contribute
• Once a decision is made, accept it and get to work to make it happen