Creative Experience

Direction, alignment, commitment: Toward a more integrative ontology of leadership

“…As discussed by Pearce & Conger (2003, pp. 6-9), even though precursor concepts have been around for nearly a century, including Mary Parker Follett's idea of the law of the situation (Follett, 1924) and Bowers & Seashore's (1966) empirical work on mutual leadership, the leadership field has only recently begun to take the idea seriously.…”

The loci and mechanisms of leadership: Exploring a more comprehensive view of leadership theory

“…This elemental view of leadership dates back to Mary Parker Follett's (1924) work on the 'law of the situation,' which put forth that individuals should not necessarily follow those with formal authority, but rather those who have the most knowledge about the situation. This early view recognized that one must not only examine the mechanism of behaviors but also the cognitive mechanisms, which explain how leadership is transferred among team members.…”

Integrative public leadership: Catalyzing collaboration to create public value

“…6 Different actors come together and create a common purpose that unites them enough to act together to create something of public value (something for the common good). The product of this "creative experience" (Follett, 1924) is something that could not be achieved by any of the actors alone, and, in a normative sense, is better than what could be achieved by any of the actors alone.…”