Developing engaged and 'teamful' leaders: A randomized controlled trial of the 5R identity leadership program.

ABSTRACT: The social identity approach to leadership argues that leaders' capacity to influence and inspire others is grounded in a shared sense of social identity (or 'us-ness') that those leaders create, advance, represent, and embed for the groups they lead. The approach therefore argues that a key task for leaders is to develop insights and skills of (social) identity leadership that allow them to motivate and mobilize groups and transform them into a potent social and organizational force. In contrast to other approaches and programs which focus on leaders' leader identity (their 'I-ness'), the 5R leadership development program supports the development of leaders' social identity by raising awareness of the importance of social identity ('we-ness') for leadership and taking leaders through stru

SUBMITTER: Haslam SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212178 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature