Adaptive leadership is needed to overcome and resolve crises

Authors

  • Tommaso Di Sabato University of Salento (Lecce)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/tes.06101

Keywords:

leader, leadership, change

Abstract

Abstract Organizations can deal with emergencies, even those related to the covid-19 pandemic if led by creative leaders, which is a prerequisite for the professional affirmation and development of everyone in the organization. The author emphasizes the importance of the work of Heifetz, Linsky and Grashow who, fully referring to the principles of Darwin’s evolutionary biology, recalls the importance of “adaptive leadership”, characterized by the ability to change ways of thinking and acting.

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Published

2021-07-26

Issue

No. 1(21) (2020)

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