Leadership Development – An Overview
Learning and leadership are indispensable to one another, as argued by none other than John F. Kennedy.
If leadership development is to be suitably enhanced it needs to go through the following procedures –
A) Action
B) Observation
C) Reflection
The Spiral Experience Model also serves as an effective tool for leadership enhancement and development.
About the spiral of experience model
The experience that an individual undergoes is dependent on the types of events that one is exposed to as part of one’s daily existence as also the ways by which he or she chooses to perceive such events or experience
People are in a position to construct and to shape their experiences quite actively
Profound influence is exerted by perception on action, observation and reflection, and which is known also by the term AOR model.
Fundamental Leadership Archetypes
The fundamental leadership archetypes that are worthy of discussion are as follows –
The judge and the father
The knight and the warrior
The crusader and the revolutionary
The mentor and the teacher
The alchemist and the visionary
All the roles described above entail the exercise of leadership qualities, implementing which the goals and objectives associated with such leadership traits and archetypes may successfully be achieved.
Double loop learning and single loop learning
Double loop learning –
This is a process of learning whereby one is able to confront one’s own views on a variety of different matters while encouraging other people to do the same as well.
Single Loop Learning –
This is a learning process whereby little feedback is sought by the learners, that is, the type of feedback that can confront their existing modes of thinking and believing.
Single loop learners tend to operate within their comfort zone and are seldom seen to try or accept anything outside of it.
Building self leadership image
People need to be aware about the importance, the dynamism and the pervasiveness of leadership and should cultivate an image or personality that reflects leadership traits
People often tend to evade building a leadership image because of the responsibilities and duties that are associated with the image of a leader.
Most people don’t believe they have what it takes to be a good leader.
However, acknowledging the significance of leadership is necessary and imbibing leadership traits is even more necessary if one is to lead a productive and constructive life.
British Management Journal Article Overview
About the Journal
The British Journal of Management is a peer-reviewed which is carried out on quarterly basis.
The establishment of the journal is credited to David
The journal was published by Willey –Blackwell which was carried out on behalf of the British Academy of Management
This journal offers an outlet that is valuable for the purpose of research and scholarship on management –oriented topics and themes.
The journal publishes multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of articles as well empirical research within disciplines that are traditional and managerial functions (Clinton, 2018).
Special Interest Groups
The journal enjoys massive contributions across the globe and publishes articles on Operations Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Personnel, R&D Management , Business Economics, Research Methods, Corporate Strategy, General Management and Management Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, e-Business and e-Government, Knowledge and Learning, Inter-Organizational Collaboration :Partnership s, Alliances and Networks, Leadership and Leadership Development to mention just but a few(Daniels et al., 2019).
Special Issues of the Journal
In its entire history, the British Journal of Management has been able to publish a number of special issues whose focus is mainly concentrated on certain interdisciplinary themes.
The journal has acquired name and fame not only for publishing on a multi-faceted range of business and management issues but for focusing on interdisciplinary themes and subjects (Komives et al., 2018).
Readers are able to acquire a broad based view of management research when reading the articles that are published in this journal (Eva et al., 2019).
Conclusion
After reading through the British Journal of Management I have learned leadership is a continuous learning process throughout the life of an individual.
The section of the Journal which talks about Leadership and Leadership Development I have a better understood our work environment, the people we interact with are the major determinants of our leadership experience.
In conclusion, leadership is a continues learning process throughout the life of an individual and according to the article, it is through extensive studies and application of knowledge learnt that one will prosper.
References
Clinton, R. (2018). The making of a leader: Recognizing the lessons and stages of leadership development. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Daniëls, E., Hondeghem, A., & Dochy, F. (2019). A review on leadership and leadership development in educational settings. Educational research review, 27, 110-125.
Eva, N., Cox, J. W., Herman, H. M., & Lowe, K. B. (2019). From competency to conversation: A multi-perspective approach to collective leadership development. The Leadership Quarterly, 101346
Komives, S. R., & Wagner, W. (Eds.). (2016). Leadership for a better world: Understanding the social change model of leadership development. John Wiley & Sons.
