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Changing the Game: Developing a New Lexicon for Leadership
Author(s) -
Steffensmeier Timothy,
Chrislip David
Publication year - 2019
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.21634
Subject(s) - lexicon , shared leadership , neuroleadership , leadership studies , context (archaeology) , leadership development , public relations , set (abstract data type) , leadership , servant leadership , collective leadership , global leadership , leadership style , transactional leadership , transformational leadership , political science , sociology , computer science , artificial intelligence , law , china , programming language , paleontology , biology
In the current essay, we put forth a vision of exercising leadership that anticipates a significant shift in leader–follower relationships. We explore three interrelated dimensions: the context for leadership, leadership as a collective response to challenges, and how progress is understood and measured. Finally, we envision the role and relationship of leaders and followers and what it takes to develop leadership in this way. We see a future where the leader–follower distinction gradually disappears and is replaced by a lexicon that articulates a new set of leadership competencies. These new leadership practices emerge from a global research program that is focused on large‐scale leadership development initiatives.