Adaptive Leadership


What Is It?

  • Is linked to some familiar ideas such as ‘transformational’ and ‘servant’ leadership and is characterised by fitting leadership style to context (hence includes ‘command and control’ when relevant
  • Aims to develop an adaptive culture:
    • Shared sense of purpose.
    • Open
    • Understands and values relationships
    • Values learning
    • Applies a systems thinking approach to organisational decision-making at all levels.

What Are The Benefits?

When adaptive leadership is present it creates a shared :

  • Understanding of context - "We know what it is we face"
  • Sense of destiny- "We know what we have to achieve"
  • Values and purpose - "We are all in this together"
  • Optimism and efficacy- "We can get this done"