7 Collective Leadership

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LEADERSHIP IS BEING SEEN MORE AS A PLURAL PHENOMENON, something that the entire community does together. It does not need to be associated with the actions of a single operator. People in the community assume leadership roles when necessary, and through this collective action, leaderful practice occurs.

Consistent with the adaptive process of leadership, collective leadership may make its most important contribution to leaderful practice in promoting learning for the entire organization. Learning occurs as we make ourselves available to alternative perspectives of understanding. Although we tend to be willing to alter our ...

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