Integrated Delivery

CHAPTER 4

Integrative Leadership

To reduce confusion, the foundational notion of leadership itself is taken herein as, “a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.”¹ What we know about leadership is what it does, which gives us insight into what it is. In this sense, we can know leadership analogously. This is one reason why this book conjures the understanding that innovation, strategy, and leadership exist as an integrative process. As we covered how the decriers of strategic planning rightly grasp the scientific limitations of static information, interpretations, and choices to offer flexibility and resiliency, so too does a view of leadership limited to strengths and weaknesses, personalities ...