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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 |
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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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Langtidsholdbar ledelse i en turbulent tid - paradoksledelse i praksis
Nielsen, R. K. & Pingel Hansen, M.
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., Juel Jacobsen, A. & Nielsen, R. K.
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. & Nielsen, R. K.
01/05/2017 → 31/10/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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PREP - ParadoxResearchEducationPractice
Rikke Kristine Nielsen (Participant)
6 Nov 2023 → 9 Nov 2023Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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Balancer og paradokser i ledelse
Rikke Kristine Nielsen (Lecturer)
19 Jan 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Paradoksparat?! Håndtering af paradokser i organisation og ledelse
Rikke Kristine Nielsen (Lecturer)
12 Dec 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Research output
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A design-based approach to exploring learning games for managers’ paradox learning
Duus Henriksen, T., Nielsen, R. K. & Bevort, F., Jul 2022, p. 1. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Paper without publisher/journal › Research
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A sea of(f) balance? Facilitating paradox navigating between guardrails and stumbling blocks in "life below water" sustainabilities“
Nielsen, R. K., 24 Feb 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Leveraging Complexity in (Educational) Practice – Exploring the Dynamics of Tame And Wild Paradoxes in an Action Learning Program
Nielsen, R. K., Mogensen, M. & Duus Henriksen, T., 19 Mar 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review