Chapter 11: Network Leadership: Leading for Learning and Adaptability

We introduce a dynamic network paradigm of leadership that focuses on organizational learning and adaptability. The concepts of our network leadership framework are presented and their relation to complexity theory concepts of leadership is discussed. The theoretical and methodological concerns of network leadership are subsequently identified. Dynamic network analysis is then described and used to analyze data from a real-world organization in terms of network leadership. Dynamic network analysis is a methodology that addresses both the theoretical and methodological concerns of network leadership. The analysis highlights key points that demonstrate the usefulness of the network leadership concept in real-world organizations. The results of the analysis also provide insight into the nature of network leadership, which forms the beginning foundations for a new theory of leadership.