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The inability of complying to a rulebook is being punished.

The ability to move beyond a rulebook, to think and act outside prescriptive

rules, and procedures. Creativity in ‘disobeying’, although with purpose, is

being encouraged and rewarded.

Direction, Alignment and Commitment

Direction, alignment is established in the form of planning. Commitment to a

Direction and Alignment remains in a fluid state. Leaders constantly assess

prescribed direction is being reinforced through compliance. The leader’s key

whether direction and this alignment has to be adapted. Commitment does

activity is to define direction and reinforce it. Alignment is predominantly

not refer to obedience to a set direction; but to allow changes to direction to

carried out by support staff.

emerge. Although support staff provides constant alignment, a leader’s key

activity is to foster and commit people to drive creativity and

responsiveness in direction.

Table 5.2: Key differences between Administrative and Adaptive Leadership

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