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Discussion Questions 6

Discussion Questions 6

Q Please refer to a poem written by Mary Brooks Welch, The Touch of a Masters Hand (click here (Links to an external site.)). Analyze and discuss this poem through the lens of Complexity Leadership Theory, which you learned in Seminar Lecture One (see Lecture notes) and specifically refer to: Uhl-Bien, M., Marion, R., & McKelvey, B. (2007). Complexity leadership theory: Shifting leadership from the industrial age to the knowledge age. The Leadership Quarterly, 18(4) 298-318. Identify and analyze the entanglement of adaptive leadership, administrative leadership, and enabling leadership as they are embodied in the actions of the grey-haired man and the auctioneer in Welch’s poem. In a short paragraph, how might you be able to practically apply what you learned in your organization? Post your answers to the Reply area. This is the first part of your submission, click Next to access the second part.

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The prime objective of this discussion is to focus on Welch’s poem “The touch of a master’s hand” concerning complexity leadership theory, adaptive and administrative leadership aspects, in line with grey-haired man and auctioneer's actions, followed by practical application in any firm. The Complexity Leadership Theory is based on the identification of behaviors, strategies of leaders that can foster subordinate staff and lead to organizational creativity, adaptability, learning process and deal with complex dynamics within hierarchical coordination contexts (Uhl-Bien & McKelvey, 2007).