In the latest article for Leadership, Professor Keith Grint examines the General Council meetings of 1647–49 as a masterclass in 'Whole System Change'.How did a 17th century revolutionary army pioneer modern concepts of systemic transformation?The contemporary world of management often treats "Whole System Change" as a modern invention, a product of 21st century complexity. However, as Professor Keith Grint … [Read more...] about What the New Model Army Teaches About Whole System Change
Resistance
The Resistance to Fascism in Europe, 1933 -1945
I gave a talk to the International Leadership Association annual conference in Prague in October entitled 'The Resistance to Fascism in Europe, 1933 -1945' and this was my final slide. When I started writing the paper (and the chapter it’s drawn from) I didn’t envisage it would be so relevant to events happening ‘across the pond’ now.CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP & THE RESISTANCE TO FASCISM IN … [Read more...] about The Resistance to Fascism in Europe, 1933 -1945
Mutiny and Leadership
I wrote my mutiny book in pursuit of a long term interest in both resistance and the military. I had written before on mutinies in the British Civil Wars and Roman history, but I wanted to spend more time on trying to understand why people mutiny, why they don’t, and equally important for me, why do individuals take on leadership roles in mutinies that are almost certain to end in significant punishment or … [Read more...] about Mutiny and Leadership
Situating and Progressing Resistance Leadership Research
Leadership is often framed as the ability to direct and influence others, however, resistance leadership reframes this narrative, highlighting the ways in which individuals and groups challenge dominant power structures to enact change. As Keith Grint and David Collinson articulate, resistance leadership operates in the tension between authority and dissent, encouraging critical engagement with the status … [Read more...] about Situating and Progressing Resistance Leadership Research
Tackling Wicked Problems with Clumsy Solutions
In a landscape inundated with change frameworks, Keith Grint’s (2008) seminal chapter Wicked Problems and Clumsy Solutions: the Role of Leadership provides a transformative lens for differentiating problem types and tailoring leadership approaches accordingly.AbstractWe know a lot about organisational change but despite - or perhaps because - the numbers of change models around most change initiatives fail. … [Read more...] about Tackling Wicked Problems with Clumsy Solutions