> Peter Heineman writes:
> The term "leadership" really didn't "emerge" until the 1980's.
>Leadership is defined as a necessity by all organizations and we expect
>leaders to choose service over self-interest, but we are reluctant to let
>go of the belief that if I am to care for something or someone, I must
>control it. Therein lies the crux - partnership or patriarchy.
May I suggest a slight variation to the above. Leaders are facilitators
for those who are involved in some way with them. They have as their role
a purpose of nurturing the "partner(s)" in the relationship. The
"partner(s)" will take one more step towards Senge's "personal mastery" as
a result of their interaction. The organization will take on the
character of a "learning organization" for one more instant. The
nurturing facilitator will function as one who stimulates the associate(s)
to explore the issue, practice, problem; choose a course of action;
provide encouragement as the course of action is pursued; and finally
assist the "partner(s)" to evaluate the outcomes of the course of action.
Leaders talk and walk this process and work with their associate(s) to
create policies and situations that will support this kind of interaction
throughout the entire organization (be it large or small).
-- Scott A. Enloe |e-mail: senloe@interaccess.com Thornwood High School Student Activities |fax: 708-210-2984 Thornwood High School |phone: 708-225-4729 17101 South Park Avenue | South Holland, IL 60473 |