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Teaching leaders to mobilize adaptive work.(Report)
Abstract
Leadership theories, from "great man" theories to calls for leaders to create transformational change, portray an image of leadership as grandiose. Heroic images of leaders may suggest to practitioners that the enactment of these theories is unrealistic and leave students enrolled in leadership education courses feeling disempowered to bridge theory to practice. This article details the use of a problem-based approach in a graduate course on leadership that focused attention on how leaders can mobilize adaptive work to respond to leadership challenges.
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