Collective management as a change agent
Planned change is often depicted as led by heroic, individual leaders. At this meeting, we will uncover the neglected role of collective leadership as a change agent, describing the dynamics of the interaction between the formal leader and the collective leadership.
Traditionally, leadership is viewed as something that leaders inherit through their position in a hierarchy or through physical or personal traits. Recently, however, a new stream of research has emerged that transforms this framework and sees leadership as a collective achievement that aims to ensure that everyone is able to participate equally in all phases of decision-making. This also implies that all participants have the responsibility to coordinate their activities in order to work together towards collective goals.
The presenters at this meeting will provide new insights into how failed change initiatives can be avoided by making use of collective leadership.
NOCA will, with this event, venture into uncharted waters, as this meeting will include a presentation by an expert in improvisational theater who will demonstrate improvisational techniques which will lead us to a discussion of the effect of improvisation in the context of collective leadership.
Professor of Management and Director of the Business and Society Program at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University. She has been quoted in newspapers and magazines such as The Financial Times and The Wallstreet Journal for her views on corporate culture transformation and has appeared on radio and television programs such as Good Morning America.
PhD and lecturer in occupational and organizational psychology at the University of Copenhagen. Her work has appeared in numerous management and academic journals, including Leadership & Organizational Development Journal, Management Decisions and Journal of Leadership Studies.
Stefan is co-founder of Improv Comedy Copenhagen and has been an actor for 20 years. He has worked with some of the world's largest companies within e.g. communication, leadership, role-playing and storytelling, including: Maersk, Carlsberg, McKinsey, Deloitte, Chr. Hansen, Nestlé, CBS, DTU and many more.
Join NOCA for this networking meeting where you will be introduced to collective leadership as a change agent and how you can implement it in your own organization.
The presentations at this meeting will be in English, but there will be an opportunity to spar and network in Danish.
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