Building bridges from the margins: The work of leadership in social change organizations

Sport Leadership: A New Generation of Thinking

“…This acknowledges the idea that reality is constructed through the views and interpretations of a collective group and not just through the ideologies of an individual. It also reinforces the idea infused within this Special Issue, that leadership is a collective rather than individual achievement (Cullen, Palus, Chrobot-Mason, & Appaneal, 2012;Foldy et al, 2008;Ospina & Foldy, 2010). This approach to leadership challenges deep-seated beliefs about how we have been 'socially constructed' to understand the individual nature of leadership within sport.…”

“…Each study has recognized that leadership is more than the work of individuals and their ability to assert influence or power over others. Rather, it is something created through the actions, conversations, language, and interactions between groups of people, and within a particular context (Foldy, Goldman, & Ospina 2008;Ospina & Foldy, 2010;Cullen-Lester & Yammarino, 2016). As the SFD articles particularly exemplify, the examination of leadership within a certain context recognizes the intertwining nature of leadership within a situation, as distinct from viewing leadership as being independent of context (Kihl et al, 2010).…”

Reimagining Leadership in Sport Management: Lessons From the Social Construction of Leadership

“…The fundamental idea is that as people hoping to be seen as leaders improve their self-awareness and begin to understand the nature of their ILTs, they discover how their own unconscious processes have been shaping their behavior, which helps them One of the most interesting consequences of the socially-constructed approach to leadership is that it opens up the concept of leadership. In this approach, leadership might be witnessed anytime, anywhere, and in anyone (Ospina & Foldy, 2010). It is all a matter of perception, and it is equally likely to be observed by a supervisor witnessing the actions of his or her cleaner, as it is a citizen watching news reports of the Prime Minister, the Pope, or the coach of the New England Patriots.…”

“…It is all a matter of perception, and it is equally likely to be observed by a supervisor witnessing the actions of his or her cleaner, as it is a citizen watching news reports of the Prime Minister, the Pope, or the coach of the New England Patriots. This approach, which also challenges the notion of leadership being restricted to assigned roles in a hierarchy (Baruch, 1998), has a democratizing orientation and makes leadership relevant across levels (i.e., micro, meso, and macro; Epitropaki, Kark, Mainemelis, & Lord, 2017;Pillai & Meindl, 1998;Tee, Paulsen, & Ashkanasy, 2013) and circumstances (Ospina & Foldy, 2010). …”

Empresas Sociais na promoção do Desenvolvimento Local: avanços e armadilhas em Brumadinho/Minas Gerais

“…Tais respostas apresentadas pelos respondentes vão ao encontro da comum perspectiva estadocêntrica, que trata o Estado como o responsável pelos problemas e soluções da sociedade. (MILANI, 2005;OSPINA;SAZ-CARRANZA, 2005;DOWBOR, 2006;OSPINA;FOLDY, 2010;LÉVESQUE;HARRISSON;KLEIN, 2012).…”