Carolee Followill's Leadership Analysis

Carolee Followill is the Collegiate Chapter Director for Delta Zeta. Our chapter is incredibly lucky to have such a well-rounded and learned advisor. Carolee is an exemplary sorority women and it was motivating to see where my sorority can take me. Originally from Alabama, Carolee attended the University of Alabama from 1972-1976. While there, she became a member of Delta Zeta and soon became their corresponding secretary. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science, was a teacher, and then moved on to the “corporate world”. Carolee became a chapter advisor and was given the title of National Academics Chairman. Throughout Carolee’s life, she has been given the opportunity to be a leader, and her most important piece of advice is to empower the people you work with. Carolee first started to be a leader in high school. She was organized and seemed to gravitate towards positions where she was in …show more content…
For her, the hardest lesson was learning how to let others do their job. I understand that more than anything. I’m not a control freak, but I have an idea of how something needs to be done. When I delegate tasks, it's hard for me to not step in when they are going in a completely different direction. She stressed the importance of showing people that you trust them. So if something is not done “right”, the leader has to deal with it. Leadership is not about being the person to make all the decisions. As Carolee says, “My leadership style is more toward being a sounding board.” We cannot put ideas down or halt their creativity just because we can. Leaders are supposed to be the ones who give everyone a chance. I do not always give everyone a chance. I do not always listen to every idea because I already have a judgement about it. Especially when an organization is struggling, it cannot be successful if all the ideas are not