Scholar Howard Gardner identified four factors that he cites as crucial to the practice of effective leadership, each of which relates to the key function of communication. Gardner states that the relationship between leaders and followers must be ongoing, active, and dynamic, and leaders and followers must take cues from each other. Leaders and followers, says Gardner, must work together to build organizations that embody their common values. This type of connection and collaboration cannot occur without communication. The fact that current NCAA President Mark Emmert has been president at both the University of Washington and Louisiana State University, both members of the NCAA's Division I classification, and has also served as an administrator at several other NCAA D-I schools, including the University of Colorado and the University of Connecticut, is evidence of which of Gardner's four factors?

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Gardner's second factor, "a tie to followers," is evidenced by Emmert's experience as a leader at multiple NCAA Division I schools, indicating a history of building relationships and connections with followers within the organization.

Scholar Howard Gardner Identified Four Factors That He Cites as Crucial