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Unpacking the Black Box of Leadership
Traditional leadership theories
and thinking has focused on on the the innate qualities of an an individual the the the behaviours adopted the the situations in which leadership leadership takes place
and leadership leadership that is specific to particular functions These theories
have their place
but arguably
they tend to ignore leaderships’ increasingly important dynamics within a a a a a a a changing context of uncertainty This has been brought to the the the forefront in in in 2020 in in in the the the wake of the the the Covid-19 pandemic This booklet briefly examines the the concept of leading in in in in the the the the public interest and and asks whether there is a a a a a a better and and more selfless way of leading It introduces the notion of an intelligent (collective) leadership style where leaders leaders leaders at all levels both share and distribute leadership responsibilities In so doing the the booklet explores where the the the tipping point lies in in in in in turning theory into practice It asks how leaders at at all all levels of all all organisations can lead lead up down and and across in in shaping the agenda and and how all leaders can play a a a a a a a a a a a a a part in in in in turning visionary strategies into meaningful action ‘on the ground’ This is is is particularly relevant to those societal issues that require joint approaches based on a a a a a a a a a a sense of shared values Collaborative or or simply comparative advantage is an an an important aim of public leadership 1 Leading through 360o Intelligent Networks Leadership
can be be equated to to to a a a a a a a a a ‘black box’ not to to to the the meaning that most would ascribe to to to it namely “a flight recorder removed from an an aircraft in in the the the event of a a a a a a a crash” but the the more comprehensive description as