Deriving an Affinity for Collective Leadership: Below the Surface of Action Learning

Action Learning: Research and Practice 2019 DOI:/10.1080/14767333.2019.1604317

21 Pages Posted: 6 Jun 2019

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Joseph A. Raelin

Northeastern University - D’Amore-McKim School of Business; Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT); Lancaster University - Department of Management Learning

Date Written: May 16, 2019

Abstract

Is there a viable pedagogical method to prepare people, as they engage together in their practice, for the assumption of collective leadership? In this article the author makes the case that such a method is already available via action learning but for its adoption as a collective leadership development approach. The author’s agenda is twofold: he initially seeks to explain how action learning transforms participants towards an affinity for collective leadership, and not only at the individual level of experience, but at the team and organizational levels as well. Secondly, to understand the reasoning behind the properties of action learning, he interrogates why action learning can be a propitious method to acclimate to the world of collective leadership, especially due to its practice orientation. The article closes with some applications to collective leadership along with some final cautionary remarks.

Keywords: Action Learning, Collective Leadership, Practic, Critical Reflection, Dialogue

JEL Classification: I21, M10, M12, M53

Suggested Citation

Raelin, Joseph A., Deriving an Affinity for Collective Leadership: Below the Surface of Action Learning (May 16, 2019). Action Learning: Research and Practice 2019 DOI:/10.1080/14767333.2019.1604317, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3389537

Joseph A. Raelin (Contact Author)

Northeastern University - D’Amore-McKim School of Business ( email )

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Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) ( email )

Lappeenranta
Finland

Lancaster University - Department of Management Learning ( email )

Lancaster, LA1 4YW
United Kingdom

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