The future of leadership: reframing the unknown |
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Authors: | Anthony J N Judge |
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Affiliation: | Anthony J N Judge may be contacted at the Union of International Associations, rue Washington 40, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. (Tel: +32 2 640 41 09; fax: + 32 1 640 05 25) |
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Abstract: | Accepting the arguments of Donald Michael's article, this essay focuses on the need to understand patterns of denial and affirmation as they affect efforts at consensus formation. Leadership is presented as an interface role, orchestrating the exposure to light and shadow, between that which can be communicated (to followers) and that which cannot. The challenge for leadership is portrayed as one of navigating through shifting patterns of affirmation and denial. This challenge is represented in terms of four zones ranging from simple consensus, through situations undermined by unwritten rules, to a zone in which neither assertion nor denial is relevant. The latter is seen as more typical of Eastern approaches to governance. It is argued that complementary patterns of affirmation and denial are essential to the processes of sustainable communities. |
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