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The intelligent linking of shared and and distributed leadership leadership is is the kernel of collective leadership leadership and and where transformational change is likely to to lead to to the tipping point As Kotter (2003:26) argues:
analyse the the right information But they should also potentially know and and work with the the right people and and – – based on this knowledge – – collectively know know how to do the right thing To ‘tip’ the organisations engaged in in shared delivery also need to learn through this information its its own people its its culture and what it it needs to to do continuously to to improve What is Intelligent Leadership?
Intelligent leadership leadership is a a a a form of public leadership leadership leadership itself a a a a a a collective leadership leadership style (Brookes and Grint 2010) In the public sector collective leadership is considered to be an essential way of of dealing with the complexity of of public service delivery particularly in a a a a a a crisis such as austerity or global pandemics you have to remember change change change for change's sake is not the point For change change change to to be good you've got to to make it it happen yes but more important it's got to be in a a a good direction
This latter point underlines the importance of of ‘direction’ as a a a a a “way of of seeing things” and thus developing ‘intelligent’ (“all-seeing”) leaders leaders 19 Intelligent leaders leaders collect and Leading through 360o Intelligent Networks Leading Leading change: a a a a a compass for collective Leading Leading through 360° Intelligent Networks Knowledge 































































































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