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An Introduction to Systems Leadership Theory
A coherent set of models that help leaders create the conditions in which people use their capabilities to achieve goals.
What It Is
Systems Leadership Theory (SLT) is a body of work that provides a coherent set of models to help organisational leaders create the conditions that actively encourage people to use their capabilities in achieving goals.
Where It Comes From
Through the work of Ian Macdonald, Catherine Burke and Karl Stewart, among many others, SLT has been developed and refined through application since the 1980s. It provides an overall conceptual framework from which a set of tools can be fashioned to create, improve and sustain positive organisations.
Three Aspects
SLT is a set of cohesive models that analyse and explain behaviour. Its aspects include:
- Understanding and organising work
- Understanding and organising culture
- Bridging processes between organising the work and organising the culture
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Putting It to Work
Response has embedded the models of Systems Leadership into its leadership and management programs for more than 20 years, and alumni often describe the learning as life-changing when they apply it at work and at home.
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