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Ledares anpassbarhetoch erfarenhetsbaserat lärande
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte var att beskriva och förstå ledares uppfattningar om hur de utvecklat förmågan att anpassa deras ledarskap till varje unika medarbetare, situation och förändring. Studien utforskade vilka beteenden och kompetenser ledare uppfattar att de behöver för att bäst veta hur de ska anpassa sin ledarstil till olika förutsättningar samt hur de upplever att formellt, informellt och erfarenhetsbaserat lärande bidragit till att utveckla deras anpassningsförmåga. Kvalitativa data valdes att samlas in med semistrukturerade intervjuer då detta möjliggjorde att lägga fokus på tolkande, förståelse och beskrivning av olika sociala verkligheter. Studien visade att beteendeflexibilitet och kognitiva, interpersonella samt intrapersonella kompetenser av ledare anses vara viktiga för att anpassa sitt ledarskap. Särskilt tas emotionell reglering, empati, intuition, problemlösning, kreativitet och förmågan att ändra perspektiv upp. Formellt lärande via kurser kan bidra till anpassningsförmågans utveckling men informellt och erfarenhetsbaserat lärande i form av variation i erfarenhet över tiden, utmaningar och misstag anses effektivare. För att anpassbarhet ska kunna utvecklas via erfarenhet krävs enligt ledarna olika individuella, kollektiva och organisatoriska förutsättningar som till exempel förmågan att ifrågasätta sig själv, återkoppling, dialog, tid och en positiv arbetsmiljö som tillåter fel.

Abstract [en]

The study's purpose was to investigate leaders’ perception of how they have developed their ability to adapt their leadership style to each unique employee, situation and change. The study explored which behaviors and skills leaders perceive they need in order to best know how to adapt their leadership style to different conditions, and how they feel that formal, informal and experiential learning contributed to developing their adaptability. Qualitative data was chosen to be collected with semi-structured interviews as this made it possible to focus on interpretation, understanding and description of different social realities. The study showed that behavioral flexibility and cognitive, interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies of leaders are considered important for adapting their leadership. In particular, emotional regulation, empathy, intuition, problem solving, creativity and the ability to change perspective are addressed. Formal learning via courses can contribute to the development of adaptability, but informal and experiential learning in the form of variation in experience over time, challenges and mistakes is considered more effective. In order for adaptability to be developed through experience, leaders mean that various individual, collective and organizational conditions are required, such as the ability to question oneself, feedback, dialogue, time and a positive work environment that allows mistakes.

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2023.
Keywords [en]
leadership, adaptability, experiential learning, development
Keywords [sv]
ledarskap, anpassbarhet, erfarenhetsbaserat lärande, utveckling
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Social Sciences Pedagogy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-221627OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-221627DiVA, id: diva2:1841415
Subject / course
Master Course in Education
Available from: 2024-02-28 Created: 2024-02-28 Last updated: 2024-02-28Bibliographically approved

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