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SEEKING OUT DOLPHINS

SEEKING OUT DOLPHINS Focusing on the need for transformational leaders in organisations,animal metaphors are used to identify three sorts of leaders commonlyfound sharks who like to win at all costs, carp who keep alow, passive profile and dolphins who are proactive, learn fromsetbacks and use breakthrough thinking to solve problems.Dolphin thinking is seen to be in short supply but urgently needed in aworld of constant change and uncertainty. Some promising signs ofdolphin thinking amongst leaders are identified in the total quality,mentoring and TEC movements. Human resource specialists are challengedto help to increase the supply of dolphin thinking through encouragingmore open attitudes to recruitment and through generating a learningorientation in their directors, in their organisations and inthemselves. Examples of innovative approaches to leadership are exploredand David Kearns, Chairman of Xerox, is used as an illustration of asuccessful transformational leader. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Industrial and Commercial Training Emerald Publishing

SEEKING OUT DOLPHINS

Giles, Eileen
Industrial and Commercial Training , Volume 23 (2) – Feb 1, 1991
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0019-7858
DOI
10.1108/00197859110138593
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Abstract

Focusing on the need for transformational leaders in organisations,animal metaphors are used to identify three sorts of leaders commonlyfound sharks who like to win at all costs, carp who keep alow, passive profile and dolphins who are proactive, learn fromsetbacks and use breakthrough thinking to solve problems.Dolphin thinking is seen to be in short supply but urgently needed in aworld of constant change and uncertainty. Some promising signs ofdolphin thinking amongst leaders are identified in the total quality,mentoring and TEC movements. Human resource specialists are challengedto help to increase the supply of dolphin thinking through encouragingmore open attitudes to recruitment and through generating a learningorientation in their directors, in their organisations and inthemselves. Examples of innovative approaches to leadership are exploredand David Kearns, Chairman of Xerox, is used as an illustration of asuccessful transformational leader.

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Industrial and Commercial Training – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 1991

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