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There is no closed body of theory around the concept of distributed leadership. Different authors propose definitions without still having reached an agreement on the matter. Among them, perhaps the two most significant are Spillane and Gronn. Both raised the concept from their research and publications at the start of this decade. Both approaches have …
Collaboration is not always possibleOne of the conclusions from the research on the Cooplexity Model (Zamora Enciso, 2018) was that collaboration is not always possible. It depends on the state of evolution of the team consciousness of the group. Groups that achieved better results were found to have passed through the three levels of the …
The importance of the contextOne of the most practical learnings of systems theory is that structures influence behaviour. We can consider structures as being whatever influences our decisions. We can refer to the procedures, rules, manuals of operation, the database with one type of inputs and formats and not others, instructions about how to make …
How to make better decisions.The integration of Systems Thinking is one of the most important experiences I have had from an intellectual point of view. Yet, it is simultaneously a knowledge with a modest claim to immediate application. Systems analysis deals with complexity, circular relationships and interrelated systems. It is, therefore, in the overall vision …
How to develop an agile teamAn agile organisation will try to incorporate the agile methodology into its culture by forming agile teams and using a specific technology. It is easy to understand that the key to success lies in the team and its capacity for self-coordination. An agile team collectively assumes full responsibility for the …
What is executive coaching?There is no universally accepted definition of coaching. Virtually all coaching schools and researchers have their own or differ slightly from each other.The most widespread coaching organization, the USA-based International Coach Federation (ICF), with 30,000 members and a presence in almost 140 countries, defines coaching as partnering with clients in a creative …
Emotional IntelligenceHoward Gardner published in 1983 Frames of Mind, establishing its theory of multiple intelligences for the first time. In a later work, he summarizes them in the following way (Gardner, 1993): Linguistic Intelligence, Logical-mathematical Intelligence, Spatial Intelligence, Musical Intelligence, Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, Interpersonal Intelligence and Intrapersonal Intelligence. Of the seven, we are concerned about the last …
Emotion and personalitySome weeks ago, I attended the last Advanced Research Seminar of the Leadership Development Research Centre (GLEAD) at ESADE. The issue presented was Antonio Damasio’s Somatic Marker Hypotheses (SMH). The presentation started with the well-known case of Phineas Gage. I was intrigued by the story, so I began to read about reaching some exciting …
