Leadership Can Be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World

Precisely because the approach is effective in meeting people in their own place of readiness for learning at a given moment in time, an individual learns aspects of the approach but rarely the totality of its interdependent elements.

TAKE THE HEAT AND HOLD STEADY.

PAUSE, REFLECT, PACE.

If leadership is finally an art that cannot be conventionally taught but can be learned through the artistry of the right kind of coaching, then a commitment to practice must dwell at the core of the learning process. One of the most important features of this approach is that it has gone a long way in creating a context that recognizes the value o

The capacity of this approach to push things into an uncomfortable range is another feature of its competence in facilitating learning below the neck. It does, however, create tension between two characteristics of an effective learning environment: safety and challenge. Parker Palmer has eloquently argued for the practice of “creating a hospitable

Another primary strength of this approach is that essentially all the learning is designed to take place in relationship to the actual, lived experience of the learner.

Broholm then raises the question of whether a pressure cooker is a hospitable space for learning.

“maintain innocence amid betrayal,” “avoid cynicism but still be able to doubt,” “be compassionate,” “preserve the values and loyalties that are most precious to you,” “celebrate the fruits of your labor.”

COMMUNICATE.

the essence of the contribution of this approach are three key provisions that must be considered in any effort to teach the art of leadership that can serve the common good in a time of heightened complexity and change: the formation of a seeing heart, an informed mind, and a little courage. This requires learning how to pay attention with compass