AbstractIn the following article, Dr. Linda Everett, a veteran nurse executive, describes the ebb and flow of leading-following within a nursing academic-nursing practice partnership that was grounded in respectful collaboration.Keywordsacademic partnershipcollaborationleading-followingGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1.Association of Colleges of Nursing & American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2012). AACN-AONE task force on academic-practice partnerships guiding principles. Retrieved from: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/academic-practicepartnerships/GuidingPrinciples.pdf2. Parse R. R. (2008). The humanbecoming leading-following model. Nursing Science Quarterly, 21, 369-375.