Cassidy Tania, Byrne Gary
School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
Independent Researcher, Cork, Ireland.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Sep 24;14(10):860. doi: 10.3390/bs14100860.
The need to 'rethink leadership' is on the radar of many, from global finance and auditing organisations (e.g., Deloitte) and global sports organisations (e.g., the International Olympic Committee) to national and local sports organisations concerned about the decreasing numbers of participants or the lack of women coaches. Yet, is the dominant Western leadership orthodoxy fit for purpose in the 21st century? The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, to advocate for ways of 'rethinking leadership' that challenge the current dominant ethnocentric, gender-biased, leader-centric orthodoxy. Second, to introduce an expanded global and diverse leadership paradigm that is underpinned by clearly delineated dimensions of diversity and cultural competence, which recognises the importance of the organisational and cultural contexts. The literature discussed in this article draws from leadership studies generally and sports leadership and sports coaching more specifically. Key to this article is the discussion of the implications of adopting a diverse leadership paradigm for policy, practice, development, and research of leadership. This advocacy article does not end with a definitive conclusion but rather with an invitation to participate in a journey to realise the potential of diverse leadership.
“重新思考领导力”的必要性已被许多人关注，从全球金融和审计组织（如德勤）、全球体育组织（如国际奥委会）到担忧参与者数量减少或缺乏女性教练的国家和地方体育组织。然而，占主导地位的西方领导力正统观念在21世纪是否适用呢？本文有两个目的。其一，倡导“重新思考领导力”的方式，以挑战当前占主导地位的以种族为中心、性别偏见、以领导者为中心的正统观念。其二，引入一种扩展的全球多元领导力范式，该范式以明确界定的多样性和文化能力维度为支撑，认识到组织和文化背景的重要性。本文所讨论的文献总体上来自领导力研究，更具体地来自体育领导力和体育教练领域。本文的关键在于讨论采用多元领导力范式对领导力政策、实践、发展和研究的影响。这篇倡导性文章并非以确定性结论收尾，而是邀请大家踏上一段旅程，去实现多元领导力的潜力。
