Dissertation
Fostering Conscious Leadership: Exploring Leaders' Experience of Vertical Development in the Context of an Executive Leadership Program
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00707
Abstract
In a world rife with disruption and exponentially more complex challenges, the support of future-fit leadership capabilities requires an evolution of leadership programs: from knowledge transfer (horizontal development) to transforming mindsets and worldviews (vertical development). This study explored the mechanisms of vertical development and their implications for leadership learning and program design. The core research question was: How do leaders experience vertical development during an executive leadership program?
A dual conceptual framework informed the research: transformative learning (Mälkki, 2019; Mezirow, 2008) and constructive developmentalism (Cook-Greuter, 2011; Kegan & Lahey, 2009; Torbert & Taylor, 2008) – both applied to leadership development. The first was chosen for its practical applications for leadership program design, and the latter for its perspectives on the continuum of adult development, its stages, and mechanisms for growth. The study aimed to link transformative learning and constructive developmentalism to better understand leaders’ vertical development and how to best support it through leadership programs.
Details
- Title
- Fostering Conscious Leadership: Exploring Leaders' Experience of Vertical Development in the Context of an Executive Leadership Program
- Authors
- Alis Anagnostakis - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Contributors
- Wayne Graham (Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, UniSC CabooltureSusan Simon (Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00707
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99681295702621
- Output Type
- Dissertation
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