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"
