Which option correctly lists all five P's of Followership?

Which option correctly lists all five P's of Followership?

• A. Protester, passenger, prisoner, participant, pleaser
• B. Protagonist, passenger, prisoner, participant, pleaser
• C. Protester, passenger, prisoner, participant, planner
• D. Protester, patron, prisoner, participant, pleaser

Answer: (A)

These five P's describe how followers engage with leadership, ranging from challenging to highly cooperative. A protester questions decisions and pushes back when values or safety are at stake, showing active critical thinking. A passenger goes along with the plan but doesn’t invest much energy or initiative. A prisoner feels constrained by circumstances or authority and follows orders more out of necessity than willingness. A participant engages actively, contributes ideas, and collaborates with the leader to achieve goals. A pleaser aims to satisfy the leader’s expectations and often aligns with the leader’s preferences to gain approval, even if not fully committed. Together these terms—Protester, passenger, prisoner, participant, pleaser—form the recognized spectrum of follower behavior. The other options replace one term with a different word that isn’t part of this established framework, so they don’t fit.

These five P's describe how followers engage with leadership, ranging from challenging to highly cooperative. A protester questions decisions and pushes back when values or safety are at stake, showing active critical thinking. A passenger goes along with the plan but doesn’t invest much energy or initiative. A prisoner feels constrained by circumstances or authority and follows orders more out of necessity than willingness. A participant engages actively, contributes ideas, and collaborates with the leader to achieve goals. A pleaser aims to satisfy the leader’s expectations and often aligns with the leader’s preferences to gain approval, even if not fully committed. Together these terms—Protester, passenger, prisoner, participant, pleaser—form the recognized spectrum of follower behavior. The other options replace one term with a different word that isn’t part of this established framework, so they don’t fit.