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Abstract
The pursuit of personal growth has been widely considered a desirable process in leadership
development. However, the capacity to improve ethical engagement remains enigmatic.
Launching from Bendell and Little’s (2015) conceptualization of critical leadership studies
and Edwards, Elliot, Iszatt-White, and Schledlitzki’s (2015) call for creative techniques, this
paper assumes that rational, behavioural, knowledge and skills-based approaches to
enhancing leadership capacity may fail to access deeper emotional experiences that can better
facilitate profound inner transformation (van Buskirk, London, & Plump, 2015). We propose
that poetry and dialogue can be employed as tools for productive and reproductive reflection,
as well as for research in developing ethical leadership capacity. Building on an
interdisciplinary approach of poetic inquiry (McCulliss, 2013) and reflexivity (Cunliffe,
2009; Hibbert & Cunliffe, 2013) we present a phenomenological exploration of leadership
reflexive learning through the production and narration of poetry. This study aims to
contribute novel insight about ethical leadership learning that extends beyond traditional,
rational approaches and taps into the emotional, spiritual, aesthetic and social process of
personal transformation.
Keywords: poetry, leader development, ethical development, poetic
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2018 |
Event | The Poetics of Leadership: Creativity, Art and Story in Enabling Meaningful Change - University of Cumbria, Ambleside, United Kingdom Duration: 7 Sept 2018 → 8 Sept 2018 https://www.crossfieldsinstitute.com/research-conferences/ |
Conference
Conference | The Poetics of Leadership |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Ambleside |
Period | 7/09/18 → 8/09/18 |
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Keywords
- leadership
- reflexivity
- ethics
- poetry
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- 2 Invited talk
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Reflections on Contemporary Ethical Leadership Theories
Kae Reynolds (Speaker)
15 Sept 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Poetic Engagement with Contemporary Leadership Ethics and Theories
Kae Reynolds (Invited speaker) & Stephen Gibbs (Speaker)
3 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Research output
- 1 Other
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Finding your leadership voice through poetry: Poetic engagement for ethical leadership development
Reynolds, K., 15 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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