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Abstract
One of the most significant management challenges in modern companies and organizations is dealing with unavoidable, complex paradoxes. Todays world is multidimensional, multipolar, and multipurpose, and increasingly, classic management challenges such as leadership vs. management; exploitation vs. exploration, virtual vs. physical presence, economic sustainability vs. environmental sustainability, localization vs. globalization, etc. assume the characteristics of paradoxes rather than problems or dilemmas. Leadership of paradox is not about making a decision once and for all or prioritizing tough trade-offs, but about navigating between opposing considerations. Navigating Leadership Paradox argues that academic knowledge pools can support leaders decision-making and sense-making in organizations and navigating paradoxes. The book outlines a practical pathway for management leaders and professionals for steering through paradox using 5 phases, 10 paradoxes, 15 tools, 20 cases, and 25 learning points. It delineates how to identify a paradox by assessing the nature of your challenge and discusses the appropriate courses of action individually as well in collaboration with other stakeholders. It also gives inspiration and advice for professional helpers assisting others in navigating paradox as part of organizational development or other educational purposes. This book will be essential reading for practitioners and academicians in the fields of leadership paradox, complexity management, change management, leadership dilemmas and organizational paradox. Outlines a practical pathway for professionals for working through different types of paradox. Focuses on tools and practices that can be used by managers at all hierarchical levels and in organizations of all sizes.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
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Number of pages | 214 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783110788921 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110788877 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jul 2023 |
Series | De Gruyter Transformative Thinking and Practice of Leadership and Its Development |
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Volume | 3 |
ISSN | 2701-4010 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Change management
- Complexity management
- Leadership dilemmas
- Leadership paradox
- Organizational paradox
- Leadership Development
- Organizational development
- Vilde problemer
- Wicked problems
- Grand challenges
- Paradoksledelse
- Paradoxical tensions
- paradoxical balance
- Paradox communication
- Kompleksitetshåndtering
- VUCA
- Dualities
- Facilitation
- Action Learning
- Aktionslæring
- Organisationsforandring
- Ledelse
- Leadership
- Management
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Dive into the research topics of 'Navigating leadership paradox: Engaging paradoxical thinking in practice'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
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Langtidsholdbar ledelse i en turbulent tid - paradoksledelse i praksis
Nielsen, R. K. (PI) & Pingel Hansen, M. (CoI)
01/12/2019 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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Smag for bæredygtig fisk: Kortlægning og udforskning af barrierer og muligheder
Eskjær, M. F. (Project Participant), Juel Jacobsen, A. (Project Coordinator) & Nielsen, R. K. (Project Participant)
01/02/2019 → 31/05/2021
Project: Research
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Ledelses-GPS til en ny tid: Fra komfortzone til konkurrencekraft
Duus Henriksen, T. (CoI) & Nielsen, R. K. (CoI)
01/05/2017 → 31/10/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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Både-og-ledelse: Håndtering af paradokser i praksis
Nielsen, R. K. (Lecturer)
7 Apr 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › External teaching and course activities at other universities
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Reflections of a research-based paradox facilitator – pedagogy, toolbuilding and data collection
Nielsen, R. K. (Lecturer)
4 Apr 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › External teaching and course activities at other universities
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Navigating Leadership Paradox – Interconnecting Poles to Encourage ”Constructive Polarization”
Nielsen, R. K. (Lecturer)
22 Nov 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Prizes
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Best Paper Award (Education & Practice Track, PREP2025)
Nielsen, R. K. (Recipient) & Lyndgaard, D. B. (Recipient), 12 Mar 2025
Prize: Conference prizes
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Aalborg University Nominee for the 2024 HR Researcher Award (HR-forskerpriserne 2024)
Nielsen, R. K. (Recipient), 7 Mar 2024
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
Research output
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Complicate Yourself! Next Practices of Paradox Pedagogy for Change Agents and Facilitators
Nielsen, R. K., Lyndgaard, D. B. (Member of study group), Suntrup-Andresen, E. (Member of study group), Pratt, N. (Member of study group), Hedegaard, J. (Member of study group), Pingel Hansen, M. (Member of study group) & Pradies, C. (Member of study group), 31 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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International management behavior: global and sustainable leadership
L. Maznevski, M., Lane, H., C. Hasse, V. & Nielsen, R. K., 16 Jan 2025, 9 ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 520 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Paradox in plural: A stakeholder perspective on collective paradox collaboration
Nielsen, R. K. & Pingel Hansen, M., 24 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) p. 1. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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