Relational Leading – Appreciating Letting Go, and Not Knowing Where You Are Going

August 2016
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ABSTRACT

In this article we meet Steven, the manager of a Danish regional function and based on a relational perspective on leading  we explore how it – even for leaders –  can feel liberating to let go of existing knowledge and understandings and embark on a journey with others with the certainty that none of you know where they will end up.

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Author: Mette Vinther Larsen

Mette Vinther Larsen is an associate professor in the Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Denmark. She teaches and researches in the areas of strategizing, organizing, communication and leading. Mette is especially interested in how organizational life is co-constructed in incremental ways.

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