FreshAz Education New Zealand
Winner of
the DEANZ AWARD
Distance Education Association New Zealand,
by what's now known as the:
Leadership Trends
February 2020
I'm at an interesting stage, where by day, I'm under a leader now, and by night I pick up the hat and continue to be one - technically at least. That said, the leadership factor doesn't exactly take time out - the life of all encompassing continues, while I side-step under the authority of another...
Alongside, I'm watching with huge interest, two charitable organisations, where the leadership has changed and the 'ships were turned - ever so quickly'. One stripped nearly all leaders​ of any autonomy and the other kicked all key leaders into touch. Despite incredible exposure to leadership training and a wealth of stunning examples, all culled leaders were seen as ill-equipped and lead 'wrong'. All was out with the old - in with the new, with the expected ripple effects of text book cases.
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Collective Leadership
As I reflect and watch with intrigue, I'm drawn to studying on what's now a weekly basis: The Latest Trends in Leadership. We should be witnessing a transition from the autocratic, control-and-command management style to its democratic variety.
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Of the many trends evolving, the one that resonates well, but is rarely seen, is that of collective leadership. In the two case studies citied above, the focus on a 'single leader' is clearly evident.
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Like it 'takes a village' to raise a kid; it takes a team to lead... Should all be well with the village - all will be well with the kid. Suffice to say, should all be well with the team - all will be well with the leader. When all's well with the leader, a robust 'presence' and impact will be apparent. How so?
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