Embracing and Harnessing Uncertainty

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Camilla Ellehave ◽  
Erin Wilson Burns ◽  
Dave Ulrich
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Customer Needs ◽  
Effective Leaders ◽  
The Future ◽  
Effective Leadership Practices ◽  
Reactions To Change ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter offers insight into how change and uncertainty challenges effective leadership practices and offers guidance on how leaders can successfully lead in uncertain times. It adds to the existing field of studies by offering leaders a framework and specific ways to understand and consequently embrace and harness uncertainty. With the turmoil of 2020 as backdrop, effective leaders will need to master 3 tasks: 1) to pace the changes to which their teams are exposed, 2) to shape how changes are perceived by their team, and 3) to manage the team's emotional reactions to change. As leaders envision the future, guide choices, tame apprehension, regulate expectations, experiment nimbly, and collaborate frequently, they will be able to channel the pressures of change to create positive outcomes for their teams and organizations. More importantly, organizations that create routines and processes that encourage, develop, and enable these behaviors internally will lead in a world where customer needs, employee demands, and shareholder expectations are continuously evolving.

scholarly journals Exploring Perceptions of Effective Leadership Practices of Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-228
Author(s):  
Sydney Freeman Jr. ◽  
Robert Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Effective Leadership Practices ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Anchored in the anti-deficit approach, this manuscript investigated perceptions of effective leadership practices of presidents at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This manuscript provides a unique contribution to the literature by utilizing a general qualitative research approach to learn from a diverse set of voices of leaders and scholars within this sector that serve in various roles (e.g., Deans, Vice Presidents, and scholars) or who study leadership at these institutions. The study found that effective leaders at HBCUs generally have success across two categories — experiential skills and professional knowledge. This study adds to the paucity of literature in this area by expanding and complicating our understanding of effective leadership practices of presidents at HBCUs.

Principles of Effective Leadership

2017 ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
David P. Daves
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Effective Leaders ◽  
Effective Leader ◽  
Insight Into

The words and actions of a leader determine the effectiveness of any organization. An abundance of research provides valuable insight into typical qualities possessed by those who are charged with moving a group in a common direction. Studies show general characteristics of effective leaders, such as common personality traits, communication skills, and dispositional strengths that separate the effective leader from those who are less effective. However, there are other critical elements that must be in place and that go beyond personality, frugalness, and the willingness to work long hours. These basic components are at work in every organization and hold the key as to how a multifaceted, diverse group of people can work toward a common goal. Mastering these domains will provide next-generation leaders with the necessary skills to solve problems in the constantly evolving environment we call “school.”

scholarly journals Comparing Higher Education Practices and Cultural Competences in Kenya and the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kennedy Musamali ◽  
Barbara N. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Effective Leadership Practices ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Examined within this paper are effective leadership practices across two cultures. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between cultural competency and effective leadership practices in higher education institutions. A quantitative design was used to investigate and compare effective practices of educational leaders in two distinct cultures, Kenya and the United States. Kouzes and Posner’s (2002) conceptual framework was used to examine effective leadership practices while the cultural intelligence conceptual framework developed by Earley and Ang (2003) was utilized to assess the influence of culture on effective leadership. A significant correlation was found between effective leadership practices and cultural intelligence. The results have implication for leadership practices in higher education settings across cultures.</p>

scholarly journals Evolving emotional experiences following organizational change: a longitudinal qualitative study

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fay Giæver ◽  
Roy K. Smollan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emotional Change ◽  
One Year ◽  
Reactions To Change ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Collection Methods

Purpose – There is a lack of qualitative longitudinal studies in the literature exploring the complexity and dynamism of affective experience during phases of organizational change. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and intensity of emotional reactions to change and the contextual triggers that made them vary. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 11 nurses in a Norwegian public hospital were interviewed at three points in time about a change in technology, one month prior to implementation, three months after implementation and one year after implementation. They were asked to reflect “forwards” and “backwards” about their emotional experiences to the technical change in particular and to other changes occurring at work. Findings – The informants reported mixed emotional experiences to change at all three interviews. Emotion terms such as “uncertainty”, “joy” and “resignation” were reported at all times, “anxiety and “excitement” were only reported at Times 1 and 2 whereas “frustration” and “cynicism” were only reported at Times 2 and 3. Research limitations/implications – A larger group of informants would have produced greater insight into the evolving emotional change experiences. Further research could explore other contexts and a wider range of data collection methods. Originality/value – This is a rare qualitative study of emotional change experiences where the informants were interviewed three times.

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