Eco-Leadership, Complexity Science, and 21st-Century Organizations

Cletzer, D. Adam; Kaufman, Eric K.

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“…The notion that leadership is a linear process affecting few variables in isolation is at odds with what we know both scientifically and intuitively about leadership. Focusing only on roles and actions of specific leaders is just the tip of the iceberg (Cletzer & Kaufman, 2018).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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ECO-LEADERSHIP AMONG COUNTY 4-H ORGANIZATIONS: Relationship to Programmatic Success and Best Practices for Eco-Leaders

Cletzer¹,

Kaufman²

2020

Journal of Leadership Education

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Our understanding of leaders and the role they play in organizations and society is changing, which has important implications for leadership education. At the turn of the century, society began to move from a mechanistic understanding of leadership to a more ecological one. The latter, ecological approach to leadership is characterized by collective decision-making, collaboration, shared leadership, and grassroots organization.While leadership educators have acknowledged this shift, more case examples are needed to illuminate practical implications for leadership. This study of county 4-H associations uses an explanatory sequential mixed methods design to explore the relationship between three factors: (a) subjects' levels of hierarchical and systemic thinking; (b) how their associations engage in leadership and organizational learning; and (c) programmatic success. While no direct relationship emerged between programmatic success and subjects' levels of hierarchical and systemic thinking, mixed methods results revealed several distinctions between high and low scoring programs' approaches to leadership. These distinctions support an ecological approach to leadership, which in turn impacts modern approaches to leadership education.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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“…One agent described using her association as a sounding board when weighing a new school program. While rare, this is, in fact, the exact purpose of the association; and efforts to leverage insight from the broader system is a best practice for an ecological organization (Cletzer & Kaufman, 2018).…”

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ECO-LEADERSHIP AMONG COUNTY 4-H ORGANIZATIONS: Relationship to Programmatic Success and Best Practices for Eco-Leaders

Cletzer¹,

Kaufman²

2020

Journal of Leadership Education

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“…Both A‐I theory and AL share similar vocabularies surrounding the concept of adaption. “Both are concerned with how individuals and groups solve varying types of problems and navigate change, but one emphasizes individual differences in problem‐solving style while the other prescribes a series of leader/group processes” (Cletzer et al, 2021, p. 10). Although the terminology may be difficult to separate, the frameworks can be complementary.…”

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“…For all its popularity, few studies have supported AL's tenets with either philosophical grounding or empirical evidence (e.g., Adams et al, 2013; DeRue, 2011; Mugisha & Berg, 2017). Both practitioners and scholars could benefit from a greater understanding of AL's inner workings (Cletzer et al, 2021).…”

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Advancing Adaptive Leadership Through Adaption‐Innovation Theory: Enhancements to The Holding Environment

Seibel

Kaufman

Cletzer

et al. 2023

J of Leadership Studies

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While adaptive leadership is a useful framework for leadership practitioners, there is limited empirical research supporting its conceptual tools and tactics. Kirton's adaption-innovation (A-I) theory contends individuals have innate problem-solving style preferences for more or less structure. In the current conceptual paper, we examine the theoretical underpinnings of adaptive leadership and A-I theory within the context of complex problem-solving. We connect A-I theory to concepts from adaptive leadership to link a more rigorous and empirically supported theory to a popular practice. We go further to explore how a leader's A-I style informs the maintenance of an adaptive leadership holding environment (HE), particularly with regard to facilitating a productive zone of disequilibrium (PZD).

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“…This new eco‐leadership approach may benefit community organizations because a larger number of stakeholders—including minority stakeholders—can have a stronger voice, creating the potential for both better decisions and greater commitment to those decisions by group members (Allen et al 1999). The eco‐leadership approach has the potential to create more sustainable and equitable group dynamics and may enhance a group’s ability to be productive (Cletzer and Kaufman 2018; Western 2018).…”

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Understanding the Nature of Eco‐Leadership: A Mixed Methods Study of Leadership in Community Organizations

Kaufman

Kennedy

Cletzer

2019

Contemporary Water Research

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The purpose of this study was to explore and explain eco‐leadership in practice, specifically among community groups in Virginia’s New River Valley. This paper describes relationships between community groups’ leadership style and other factors while also highlighting an intricate mixed method design that ultimately led to a deep, rich understanding of these relationships. There were five research objectives: (1) Characterize the community groups’ leadership culture; (2) Assess each group’s cohesiveness; (3) Assess the groups’ community project involvement; (4) Determine if relationships exist between the variables; and (5) Highlight the role of mixed methods in the emergence of findings. The study has implications for carrying forward the concept of eco‐leadership in research and practice.

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Eco-Leadership, Complexity Science, and 21st-Century Organizations

Cited by 4 publications

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ECO-LEADERSHIP AMONG COUNTY 4-H ORGANIZATIONS: Relationship to Programmatic Success and Best Practices for Eco-Leaders

ECO-LEADERSHIP AMONG COUNTY 4-H ORGANIZATIONS: Relationship to Programmatic Success and Best Practices for Eco-Leaders

Advancing Adaptive Leadership Through Adaption‐Innovation Theory: Enhancements to The Holding Environment

Understanding the Nature of Eco‐Leadership: A Mixed Methods Study of Leadership in Community Organizations

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