Dr. Eric Kaufman's document discusses the evolution of leadership practices, shifting from traditional leader development to a more collective and collaborative approach known as 'eco-leadership'. It emphasizes the importance of harnessing the creativity and energy of the entire system rather than relying solely on individual leaders. The document also explores the various phases of leadership experiences and the potential for cultivating leaderful ecosystems in educational settings.

1. Shifting from Leader
Development to Leaderful
Practice(s)
DR. ERIC KAUFMAN
August 30, 2021

2. What is your
personal-best
leadership
experience, and
what did you
learn from it?

3. Insights from The Leadership Challenge

4. Leadership is
the process of
inspiring vision
and hope.
- Eric Kaufman
Leadership Defined

6. Eco-Leadership
"Eco-Leadership shifts power from individual
leaders to leadership … in an attempt to harness
the energy and creativity of the whole system.”
(Western, 2010, p. 44)

7. Leaderless vs. Leaderful

8. Salicru, S. (2019, June 16). Why do the four waves of leadership matter? LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-four-waves-leadership-matter-sebastian-salicru-/

9. Tenants of Leadership Practice

10. “The life stream
represents events
you accumulate
from birth to the
present that shape
how you choose to
influence others
and yourself.”
(Avolio, 2005, p. 12)
The Life Stream

11. From Serial to Concurrent (the FFA years)

12. From Individual to Collective (the OSU years)

13. From Controlling to Collaborative (the HRC years)

14. From Dispassionate to Compassionate
(the DoDEA project)

16. Cultivating Leaderful Ecosystems
(Duncan et al, 2017)
How might the
Leadership and Social
Change Residential
College cultivate a
leaderful ecosystem?

17. Contact Dr. Eric Kaufman via email, ekk@vt.edu