Author
ALTC
Cluster
Situation Based Models
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Other
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Sergio CareddaCreated Date
Apr 17, 2022 4:18 PM
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Aug 23, 2024 12:46 PM
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Bibliographic Reference
ALTC. (2010). Conceptual model of distributed leadership | ALTC: Distributed Leadership. Distributed Leadership. https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/distributedleadership/node/143
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Developed as part of a project on Distributed Leadership in the education sector by a number of Australian universities, this model is based on four foundational dimensions of distributed leadership:
- A Context of trust. Distributed leadership is based on trust in the expertise of individuals rather than reliant on regulation that has been the traditional source of managerial authority. While distributed leadership does not preclude regulation or formal positional leadership, this is tempered by broader engagement of many people. Distributed leadership is thus a means to build institutional leadership capacity.
- A Culture of autonomy. Distributed leadership is based in a culture of autonomy rather than control. Individuals are respected for their knowledge that is the source of new approaches to ambiguity.
- Acceptance of Change. Distributed leadership accepts the need for change in the process of decision-making and implementation that enables top-down, bottom-up and middle-out decision making and implementation. Distributed leadership is thus a more participative approach to change in which individuals feel safe and facilitated.
- Collaborative relationship. Distributed leadership places a central focus on the development of collaborative relationships that encourage, nurture and develop leadership capabilities in many people. culture for the introduction of distributed leadership. (Jones et al., 2012)
The model, represented as an umbrella, looks at 6 different activities: Engage, Enable, Enact, Encourage, Evaluate and Emergent. And a programme of continuous improvement through Plan, Act, Observe and Reflect cycle.
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