Assignment Instructions:
Score your own organization using the questionnaire at the start of Complex Adaptive Leadership Download questionnaire at the start of Complex Adaptive Leadership (Obolensky, 2014) Chapter 7. (see attached for my score)
Having scored your organization, comment on the following in your submission:
– Is your organization ready for Polyarchy? Why or why not?
– How might you improve the scores of the organization over time?
– What could you do to facilitate this process?
Course Reading Overview (please use for at least 2 of your sources):
In Obolensky’s Chapter Six, he proposes that the more complex things are, the less traditional leadership may be required assuming certain principles exist. The principles are enumerated in terms of the Yin and the Yang – the 4 –plus -4 model of complexity (2014, p.105). In the three Chapters assigned in Heifetz et al., these principles are embedded in “making interpretations,” “designing interventions,” and “acting politically” (p. 113ff.).
Consider understanding Obolensky’s thinking regarding paradoxical principles, and his Four + Four principles, how can they be applied? The Practice of Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz, Grashow, and Linsky)
When reading Heifetz, Grashow and Linsky, consider outlining a number of generic and simple considerations regarding the practice of Adaptive Leadership across organizations…how might they be applicable to your organization?
Complex Adaptive Leadership (Obolensky, 2014)
• Chapter 6 – Getting to Grips with Chaos and Complexity
• Chapter 7 – Getting chaos and Complexity to Work
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz, Grashow, and Linsky)
• Chapter 8 Make Interpretations
• Chapter 9 Design Effective Interventions
• Chapter 10 Act Politically
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