- Agile leadership
The ability of a leader to be able to lead well in a wide range of circumstances especially new, changing and ambiguous situations.
Introduction
Agile Leadership is associated with mode four leaders (
Modes of Leadership ) who have the ability (and agility) to operate in any mode (system of thinking) and most importantly see from the perspectives of the other modes. It is this ability to think in a number of different ways that gives such leaders their agility.Attributes
The attributes associated with Agile Leadership are (from Iacocca & Witney [Iacocca, L. & Witney,C. (2007) Where have all the leaders gone? Scribner Book Company] and Wilkinson [Wilkinson.D.J.(2006) The Ambiguity Advantage: what great leaders are great at. London: Palgrave Macmillain.] ):
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Ambiguity tolerance
#Curiosity
#Creativity
#Courage
#Conviction
#Emotional Resilience
#Critical Thinking
#Vision
#FlexibilityUseful Links
Blogs
* [http://www.leeiacocca.net/ Iacocca's Blog]
* [http://ambiguityadvantage.blogspot.com/ Wilkinson's Blog]Books
Links
*Lee Iacocca
*David Wilkinson
* [http://www.iacocca-lehigh.org/ Iacocca Institute]
* [http://www.centrei.org Centre i]
* [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lee_iacocca.html Lee Iacocca quotes]ee also
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Ambiguity
*Leadership
*Lee Iacocca
*Modes of Leadership References
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