Assessing Leadership Capacity in the Food System: The Issue Leadership Scale.

ABSTRACT: The food system represents a complex, interrelated, and interdependent network of individuals and organizations. Despite the unique characteristics of the food system domain, there has never been a comprehensive analysis of leadership capacity amongst food system professionals. The present study provides an empirical assessment of food system leadership capacity using many leadership instruments. The study included pilot (n = 125) and primary (n = 4185) data collection across 27 food system-related leadership development programs. The results validate the Issue Leadership scale, which comprises seven capacity areas: action, change, communication, critical thinking, strategic planning and visioning, interpersonal traits and characteristics, leadership process, and leadership s

SUBMITTER: Lamm KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10606580 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature