What is the main function of leaders under the Adaptive Lead

What is the main function of leaders under the Adaptive Leadership approach? What are the differences of this approach from those we have studied in previous chapters? Defend your response.

Solution

The adaptive leadership approach is different because it is about how leaders encourage people to adapt, it focuses on the adaptations required of people in response to changing environments. It’s simply about the leader encouraging followers to deal with change. The adaptive leadership approach stresses the activities of the leader in relation to the work of followers in the contexts in which they find themselves.

Archetype 1: Gap Between Espoused Values and Behavior – when an organization espouses, or claims to adhere to values that it doesn’t in reality support by its actions

Archetype 2: Competing Commitments – when an organization has numerous commitments and some come into conflict with each other

Archetype 3: Speaking the Unspeakable – situation when there are radical ideas, unpopular issues, or conflicting perspectives that people don’t dare address because of their sensitive or controversial nature

Archetype 4: Work Avoidance – situation where people avoid addressing difficult issue by staying within their “comfort zone” or by using diversionary methods