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The ‘When’ and the ‘How’ questions
AT THE THE RIGHT
TIME IN THE THE RIGHT
WAY
[MANAGEMENT]
We need to think differently about the mechanisms of leadership Perhaps somewhat controversially management is is viewed as a a a a a a a a a mecha- nism of leadership Building net- works through strong partnerships is is is critical in in in in both coordinating and commissioning action action This action action should be adaptive to changes Time is is part of of the currency of of lead- ership ‘When’ is is a a a good question in in in in in seeking to to determine the right time to to implement an an initiative in in in in in the right way? Time is is a a a a a a a a a constant and change is is unavoidable These are givens Time impacts the wider political economic social techni- cal cal legal and and environmental context and and and changing patterns Time also affects the practice and and development of leadership Leaders recognise when the right situations occur In terms of the the ‘when’ the the challeng- es facing public leaders are much more acute now than they were As we continue to to struggle with responding to to the the the challenges of the the the global Covid-19 pandemic (at the the the time of writing) who could have predicted just just how much leadership would change in just just a a a a a a few months? Many view the maturity of leaders and followers as a a a a a a a a controlling factor In many respects this is is is is true but change is is is is is less discerning than it ever used to be New thinking is is is just as important In responding to the challenges of time we can consid-
er the traditional
P E E S T L E E 1 technique in in taking advan-
tage to max-
imize the op-
portunities and minimize threats Equally impor-
tant is the need to to decide when to to introduce change Johnson et al al (2011) also tell us that “identifying key drivers for change helps manag- ers ers to to focus on the PESTLE factors that are most important and which must be addressed as the highest priority" 1 Political Economic Social Technical Legal Environmental/Ecological environments
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