Leaderly acts and practices from unexpected places are often
overlooked and yet have remarkable power. These spontaneous acts are
in sharp contrast to those of formal leaders in governments and
leading corporations. Global events like the Covid-19 pandemic and the
climate crisis light up these differences. This book delves deeper,
exploring these leaderly acts and practices more fully and beyond
extraordinary events. The authors describe these as "unleadership", a
term defined in this book as a set of acts and practices that are
undertaken in a spirit of spontaneity and generosity for social good.
Four dimensions of unleadership are identified in this book: paying it
forward, living with the unknown, catching the wave, and confident
connecting and collaborating. Unleadership exposes the potential that
is unleashed when members of the community discover their own power to
act and reclaim what they have delegated to their leaders. Based on
extensive research, the authors highlight the flourishing of
alternative forms of leading that encourage rethinking ideas of
leadership and followership. They provide practical guidance to
organisations and practitioners for enriching their leaderly capacity
and cultivating unleadership practices to co-exist with and complement
leadership practices. Unleadership is an invaluable resource for
leaders and managers in public and private organisations as well as
students of leadership and organisational development.
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The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783110767384
Publisert
2024
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok