I just returned from a trip to British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Geographically, it is part of the Pacific Northwest Rainforest, and the biodiversity offers a multi-sensory experience of wonder and joy. I love all the ways the topography, flora and fauna contribute to a way of life for those who reside in BC. Even in the major urban city of Vancouver, the interplay of the built environment and the natural environment reveal a bustle of play, enjoying nature. It is a picture of thriving in a diverse environment. And this can serve as a metaphor for flourishing in leadership.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0Leadership: Theory and Practice,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Peter Northouse gives a comprehensive review and analysis of many different leadership theories. There is no common definition of leadership among them, but rather, a rich diversity that spans time, as well as cultural, gender and generational differences [1]. \u00a0This forms a kaleidoscope. Northouse carefully expands each leadership model by describing and offering examples and instruments, that allow for applications in the real world.<\/p>\n He lays out four components:<\/p>\n (a) Leadership is a process, <\/span><\/p>\n (b) leadership involves influence, <\/span><\/p>\n (c) leadership occurs <\/span>in groups, and <\/span><\/p>\n (d) leadership involves common goals. <\/span><\/p>\n And based on these, offers his definition of leadership: Leadership is a <\/span>process<\/span> whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a <\/span>common<\/span> goal [2]. No matter which particular theory of leadership you adopt, there is a process of engagement that influences a group, and leads to the advancement of shared objectives. I experience this openness as culturally and generationally intelligent, so that there is room for new models that emerge in cultural contexts, and continued validation for ones that have initiated some time ago, but which still have a strong following.<\/span><\/p>\n As my NPO research for this degree is dealing with \u2018cultural intelligence\u2019 in leadership cultures, there are some of Northouse\u2019 leadership models that present challenges to addressing my NPO, while others lend strength to help. I will now interact with three of them.<\/span><\/p>\n I will start with a challenge. The Team Leadership model speaks to processes that are work through by the team to provide solutions to problems. <\/span>Northouse\u2019s assessment is that this model is \u201cappropriately complex, providing a cognitive model for understanding and improving organizational team [even while admitting that] this approach is limited in that it does not include all the factors and skills related to team effectiveness [3]. Set against the intercultural reality that some cultures function with \u201chigh power distance\u201d [4] the recommendation for decision-making by team through the use of surveys becomes a threat to people from cultures that are inherently hierarchical and deferential to those in power over them, because of greater power distance. \u00a0Therefore, the issues that would be brought forward by the team would be skewed towards low-power distance culture voices, and therefore, the solutions as well. This is important within a multicultural context like Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n The Inclusive Leadership Model brings out the necessity of valuing differences that provide opportunities for growth and full contribution from a diversity of individuals. The authors use a Model whose axes are uniqueness and belongingness. T<\/span>he Inclusion quadrant\u2026 characterized by high levels The Transformational Model explored by Northouse also lends strength to my NPO research. I was first introduced to this model through the work of James Kouzes and Barry Posner, at a time when I was moving from local congregational leadership to coaching and networking within my denomination [6]. Northouse states, <\/span><\/p>\n transformational leadership is a process that changes and As I reflect upon the way I am wired, I am not surprised that this model resonates with me. I care deeply about these values, and want to see people from many cultures experience greater recognition and fulfillment in the Church. Transformational approaches provide a healthy future-orientation that invites people to join an impossibly complex journey for the sake of a better, more culturally-aware church.<\/p>\n All of these models impact my NPO. I definitively will return to this book to mine it for other insights in the course of my NPO research. Like an eco-system, a diversity of leadership models coexisting will provide a rich environment for the Church to thrive, not just in BC, but right across the country.<\/p>\n _____________<\/p>\n [1] Peter Guy Northouse, <\/span>Leadership: Theory and Practice,<\/span><\/em> International student edition, Ninth edition, Los Angeles London New Delhi Singapore Washington DC Melbourne: SAGE, 2022, xv.<\/span><\/p>\n [2]\u00a0Leadership<\/em>, 6.<\/p>\n [3] Leadership<\/em>, 495<\/span><\/p>\n [4] Geert Hofstede\u2019s work in this area has given us a model based on 6 dimensions of culture, one of which is \u2018Power Distance\u2019. \u201cThe 6 Dimensions Model of National Culture by Geert Hofstede.\u201d n.d. Accessed December 7, 2024. https:\/\/geerthofstede.com\/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede\/6d-model-of-national-culture\/.<\/span><\/p>\n [5] Leadership<\/em>, 327.<\/span><\/p>\n [6] For more on this, read Chapter 2 on Credibility. Here, Kouzes and Posner connect transformational leadership with the charisma and enthusiasm of a leader whom others are inspired by, lifting them up to achieve extraordinary things. James M. Kouzes, and Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge : How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations<\/em>, Newark: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017, Chapter 2.<\/span><\/p>\n [7] Leadership<\/em>, <\/span>185.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I just returned from a trip to British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Geographically, it is part of the Pacific Northwest Rainforest, and the biodiversity offers a multi-sensory experience of wonder and joy. 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\nof both belongingness and uniqueness, describes individuals who feel they
\nbelong and are valued for their unique beliefs, attitudes, values, and back-
\nground. This quadrant represents the optimal way to address diversity [5]. This theory will be directly incorporated into my NPO research.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\ntransforms people. It is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals. It includes assessing followers\u2019 motives, satisfying their needs, and treating them as full human beings. Transformational leadership involves an exceptional form of influence that moves followers to accomplish more than
\nwhat is usually expected of them. [7].<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n