Collaborative Leadership Style In Education. Authoritative style when used in the past may have had its successes but with the rise of education reform. Collaborative leaders help groups create visions and solve problems. Collaborative leadership is a powerful management practice used to bring together teams and inspire innovation within and organization. Given the hectic pace of school life it requires resolve and discipline to guide a group process.
Authoritative style when used in the past may have had its successes but with the rise of education reform. This differs from leadership theories such as leader-member exchange LMX in a. Calls for collaborative leadership and the creation of collaborative cultures that can harness the knowledge and expertise of all stakeholders to innovate partner effectively compete and win. Leadership styles therefore needs adaptation. Authoritative and collaborative leadership are styles of leadership used in the field. Leadership fosters shared commitments helps resolve conflicts facilitates lasting relationships and stimulates effective action.
Collaborative leadership styles distribute power authority and responsibility across the group.
Leaders use several leadership styles throughout the education arena with two standing in the forefront of leadership studies. Collaborative leadership means that the process of decision-making is truly collaborative and has no set end-point when it begins. However the context of current challenges often detracts from implementation efforts. These individuals are able to facilitate interactions between employees and business partners of different levels and have the patience to deal with very high levels of frustration. This final chapter provides a synthesis and analysis of the major themes in the previous chapters. The purpose of this paper then is to begin developing an interpersonal theory of collaboration what we call collaboration theory CT.