Growing leaders in schools and out: building internal capacity for the mid-21st-century

Abstract

Purpose This article highlights key elements of a developmental approach to leadership development and their promising connections to mid-21st-century capacities. Methods To do so, the authors draw from more than three decades of mixed-methods and qualitative research, as well as insights from their teaching and consulting with leaders of all kinds about adult development. Findings Specifically, four critical strategies are highlighted for enhancing collaboration that can help build internal capacity in schools and organizations. Value This research shows that building internal capacity in this way can help prepare leaders – and those in their schools and communities – for the complexities and opportunities of mid-21st-century leadership and learning.

Conceptualizing and Measuring Collaborative Leadership in an Organizational Context

“…Scholars and practitioners in the field of collaborative leadership face an ongoing challenge characterized by a lack of consensus in both conceptualization and paradigms despite a growing body of literature on the subject (Amborg et al, 2016;Ang'ana & Kilika, 2022;Maalouf, 2019). This lack of agreement has resulted in divergent perspectives, hindering the development of a unified multidisciplinary framework for a comprehensive understanding and practical application of collaborative leadership De Silva, Howells & Meyer, 2018;Drago-Severson & Blum-DeStefano, 2019;. Consequently, this lack of clarity complicates comparative analyses within the scholarship and hampers progress in this critical field (Bakken, 2018;.…”