Table 5.

Examples of individual and collective levels of leadership identity manifestation

LID categoriesRelational context
Individual levelCollective level
Developing selfDeepening self-awarenessOpenness to new perspectives
Expanding motivationExpanding interpersonal self-efficacy through new relational skills
Commitment to a shared goal
Exercising self-leadership to overcome limitations
Changing views of the self with othersAccessing collective wisdomFoundation of trust
Self-growth through relational bridgesCreating a democratic space
Critical thinking influenced by othersIntegrating and synthesizing the varying perspectives
Moving from dependence to interdependenceKnowledge construction as a collective
Broadening view of leadershipA positional view of leadership entails being sensitive to the individual and collective levels of desire among the group membersEmpowering spaces for every group member
Operating from a positional leadership can also mean a shared space of authorityLeadership was web-like, fluid and dynamic, moving among the group members
Experiencing leadership as evolving and not located in one personEnabling spaces of co-creation and generative listening
Source: Authors’ own work

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