This episode examines plural leadership, a multi-faceted approach where leadership is distributed among multiple individuals. It contrasts this modern concept with traditional, hierarchical models conditioned by centuries of practice. The document identifies different forms of plural leadership, such as shared, joint, relayed, and emergent leadership, each with unique characteristics. It highlights the advantages of shared leadership, including enhanced team dynamics and improved decision-making, whilst acknowledging potential drawbacks like increased coordination costs. Crucially, it explores how shared leadership emerges, influenced by factors like team size, internal climate, and organisational structure. Finally, the document considers power dynamics and communication challenges, suggesting that reducing status disparities is crucial for successful implementation of shared leadership, especially within traditional organisations.

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This episode explores the concept of leadership, examining its historical roots and prevalence across various societal domains. It identifies the objects and fields of leadership, from individuals to nations, and from economics to family. The text highlights commonalities and differences among leaders, noting the importance of positively shaping the conditions of followers while meeting their expectations. The text also considers the evolutionary basis of leadership, explaining its functional role in coordinating actions within groups facing environmental challenges. The source defines leadership by influence and acceptance, distinguishing it from coercion, and discusses the criteria of influence, acceptance, and intentionality, as well as the concept of Führer versus Führung (leader versus leadership).

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This episode explores ethical leadership, contrasting a "light side" approach based on virtue and responsibility with a "dark side" exemplified by Machiavellian tactics. It examines the characteristics of poor leadership, including the "toxic triangle" of a bad leader, followers who tolerate them, and a permissive environment. The text proposes evaluating ethical leadership through both virtue ethics (e.g., prudence, courage, temperance, justice) and deontological frameworks (e.g., Kantian imperative, discourse ethics). Finally, it critiques existing measurement methods and notes the increasing complexity and uncertainty surrounding leadership in modern organisations.

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This episode examines digital leadership, defining it as computer-mediated influence over individuals and organisations. It explores various perspectives on digital leadership, including personality, context, and technological tools, and outlines evolutionary stages in its conceptualisation, from digitally mediated to distributed leadership. The text further analyses challenges associated with digital leadership, such as the potential for decreased relationship building and reduced creativity, highlighting the need for a balanced approach that integrates digital and physical interactions. Finally, it suggests methods for assessing digital leadership capabilities and mitigating potential downsides.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XJMu2uZpdYpuQjTFCWzTS0BZ3VOCd5M0/view?usp=share_link

This episode explores empowering leadership, contrasting it with delegation and participative leadership. It examines the antecedents, behaviours, and outcomes of empowering leadership, differentiating between structural empowerment (socio-structural management practices) and psychological empowerment (cognitive and motivational states). The text also highlights the importance of individual proactivity (e.g., job crafting) and the need for a balanced approach incorporating both structural and psychological dimensions to avoid pitfalls such as perceived laissez-faire leadership. Finally, it discusses the positive effects on performance, engagement and well-being, while acknowledging potential limitations.

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The episode explores the evolving landscape of leadership in response to transformative organisational and global contexts. It highlights the increasing complexity, dynamism, and uncertainty of the modern work environment, influenced by mega-trends and technological advancements. The document examines shifts from hierarchical structures towards more decentralised, lateral, and relational leadership models, emphasising employee empowerment, self-leadership, and a human-centred approach. Challenges remain, notably in determining how leadership should adapt to these changing dynamics, balancing formal structures with individual agency.

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This episode explores secondary active leadership instruments within organisations. It focuses on employee development, encompassing lifelong learning, performance appraisal, and structured employee interviews. Formal appraisal methods are examined, alongside their potential biases, and the text further details the implementation and benefits of 360° feedback. Finally, the document discusses corporate incentive systems, their design principles, and the potential downsides of relying solely on extrinsic motivation.

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This document explores leadership tools and their impact on interpersonal relationships within organisations. It focuses on communication techniques, including active listening and the four-sides model, to improve interactions and resolve conflicts. Different conflict resolution strategies, such as negotiation and the Harvard concept, are examined. The text also addresses the use of recognition, criticism, and sanctions as tools to manage employee behaviour, emphasising their importance in shaping a productive work environment. Finally, it highlights the importance of considering individual differences and contextual factors when employing these methods.

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The episode explores leadership styles, focusing on transactional and transformational approaches. Transactional leadership prioritises established goals and existing employee values, while transformational leadership aims to fundamentally change employee values and aspirations. The text critiques both styles, highlighting limitations such as a potential "one best way" approach and a lack of clear distinctions between components. A full range leadership modelis proposed, incorporating both styles for enhanced effectiveness. Finally, the text acknowledges the complexities of researching leadership's impact, noting that factors beyond leadership style influence outcomes.

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The episode explores three second-generation leadership style models. The first, Tannenbaum and Schmidt's continuum, emphasises situational, self, and employee analysis to determine the optimal leadership style from seven ideal types. The second, Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid, uses a two-dimensional grid (concern for people vs. concern for production) to identify various leadership styles, with "Team Management" being the optimal approach. The third, Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership, matches leadership style (telling, selling, participating, delegating) to the follower's maturity level (ability and willingness). Each model offers a framework for adapting leadership behaviour to specific situations, though each has limitations in its scope and application.

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