Adaptive Leadership: Leading Through Complexity

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Dunn, RDate
2020-07-17Source Title
International Studies in Educational AdministrationPublisher
Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & ManagementUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Dunn, RyanAffiliation
Melbourne Graduate School of EducationMetadata
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Dunn, R. (2020). Adaptive Leadership: Leading Through Complexity. International Studies in Educational Administration, 48 (1), pp.31-38Access Status
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There is no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the complexity schools are encountering. Complex environments lead to considerable ambiguity around what solutions might be effective. Added to this, complexity can mean challenges may not be able to be solved with the knowledge and skills that currently exist within an organisation. There is an inherent need to test ideas and learn from early implementation. Organisations that work within complex environments often utilise adaptive approaches as a response to uncertainty. This paper explores adaptive leadership as one possible approach school leaders could consider during times of significant change. It explores how the military cultivate adaptive practices to respond to complex environments as well as highlight key principles and practices school leaders could consider leading an adaptive organisation.
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