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5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership
Posted April 16, 2021
Article Source: https://hbr.org/2020/09/5-principles-to-guide-adaptive-leadership
The Covid-19 pandemic is constantly evolving, with leaders facing unpredictability, imperfect information, multiple unknowns, and the need to identify responses quickly — all while recognizing the multi-dimensional (health-related, economic, social, political, cultural) nature of the crisis.
Responding to the crisis requires adaptive leadership, which involves what we refer to as the 4 A’s:
- Anticipation of likely future needs, trends and options.
- Articulation of these needs to build collective understanding and support for action.
- Adaptation so that there is continuous learning and the adjustment of responses as necessary.
- Accountability, including maximum transparency in decision making processes and openness to challenges and feedback.