Adaptive Leadership Basics
Who developed adaptive leadership?
Who is Ronald Heifetz?
What is the name of the head coach who delivers the Gettysburg speech?
Coach Herman Boone.
What type of problem can be solved using existing knowledge and procedures?
Technical problem.
What does "Get on the Balcony" mean?
Step back from the situation to observe the bigger picture and identify underlying patterns.
What is the primary goal of Adaptive Leadership?
What is helping people adapt to complex challenges and change?
Who are the two players involved in the earlier confrontation about leadership and attitude?
Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell.
What type of challenge requires people to change their behaviours or beliefs?
Adaptive challenge.
What are the three types of challenges in adaptive leadership?
Technical, adaptive, and mixed challenges.
Does Adaptive Leadership require leaders to have all the answers?
No. They facilitate learning and collaboration.
What is the main problem dividing the football team?
Racial prejudice, distrust, and division among teammates.
A computer system stops working, and IT repairs it. Is this technical or adaptive?
Technical.
What does it mean to "Regulate Distress"?
Manage stress and tension so people can address difficult challenges without becoming overwhelmed.
Why is Adaptive Leadership particularly useful in unfamiliar situations?
What is because existing knowledge and procedures may not be sufficient to solve the problem?
Why does Coach Boone take the players to Gettysburg instead of simply addressing their football performance?
Because the underlying problem requires changes in attitudes and relationships, not simply improvements in football skills.
A company has declining employee morale because of a toxic workplace culture. Is this technical or adaptive?
Adaptive.
What does "Give the Work Back to the People" mean?
Answer: Encourage followers to take responsibility for solving problems rather than having the leader provide every solution.
Whos presentation is the best
Mine
Identify two of Northouse's six adaptive leadership behaviours demonstrated by Coach Boone. Explain how he demonstrates each one.
Because the underlying problem requires changes in attitudes and relationships, not simply improvements in football skills.
Why might treating an adaptive challenge as a technical problem lead to failure?
Because it ignores the underlying behavioural, cultural, or organisational changes required.
Name all six of Northouse's leader behaviours in adaptive leadership.
Get on the balocny
Identify Adaptive Challenges.
Regulate Distress.
Maintain Disciplined Attention.
Give the Work Back to the People.
Protect Leadership Voices from Below.