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Ambiguity is the Leader's New Double‐Edged Sword
Author(s) -
Teles Filipe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of leadership studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1935-262X
pISSN - 1935-2611
DOI - 10.1002/jls.21405
Subject(s) - sword , ambiguity , pace , politics , personalization , action (physics) , context (archaeology) , public relations , resource (disambiguation) , political science , sociology , law and economics , business , law , history , marketing , computer science , world wide web , geography , computer network , physics , geodesy , archaeology , quantum mechanics , programming language
Is deceitful action an acceptable resource in contemporary political arenas? Are weak leaders inevitable? The current article claims that similar questions are a consequence of the pace at which events change, of the plethora of diverse contexts in which leaders act, and of the plurality of followers and of interests. In a context that favors the personalization of politics, ambiguity is the best tool available. It renders the capacity to adapt, to be creative, and innovative.