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SUMMARY:Inaugural Lecture: 'Leadership: its genealogy\, configuration and 
 trajectory' -  Peter Gronn (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Susannah Lacon
DESCRIPTION:The departure point for this lecture is the resurgence of the 
 leadership field that has occurred since the 1980s. Following a prolonged 
 flirtation in that decade and in 1990s with what has become known as a “
 heroic paradigm”\, increasing numbers of scholars are now searching for 
 post-heroic alternatives to understanding leadership. In light of these de
 velopments\, two important arguments will be advanced. First\, the common 
 assumption that leadership is primarily about the actions of key individua
 ls is not born out by the historical evidence. Indeed\, a brief review of 
 the record will indicate the existence of a range of formations of leaders
 hip\, and show the extent of the continuity between diverse previous and c
 urrent leadership practices. Second\, leadership plays a part in the order
 ing of human endeavour due to the desire and willingness of people to co-o
 rdinate their intentions and plans for the purposes of decision-making and
  problem-solving. As this co-ordination imperative is age-old and longstan
 ding\, it re-inforces the possibility and likelihood of continuities in th
 e dynamics of practice. A critical appraisal is then undertaken of the mos
 t prominent current post-heroic leadership alternative\, distributed leade
 rship\, with the idea of a configuration of leadership suggested as a more
  accurate representation of practice and an alternative unit of analysis. 
 The final part of the lecture will concentrate on a possible future direct
 ion for the school leadership field. Here\, the focus will be on key co-or
 dination challenges for school leaders and the specific leadership capabil
 ities they are likely to require if they are to lead learning in schools. 
 A number of issues associated with specifying school leadership capabiliti
 es will also be identified. 
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ
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