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DMFT-8715

Creating and Sustaining Optimal Organizational Systems

Lesson 7 Resources

Required Resources / Curated OER 

Leadership as a System Holon. 
Donaldson, W. (2021). Leadership as a system holon. Journal of Leadership Studies, 15(2), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21772 
Explores leadership in systems. 

How do you develop systems leadership in public health? 
Evans, D., Bolden, R., Jarvis, C., Mann, R., Patterson, M., & Thompson, E. (2021). How do you develop systems leadership in public health? Insights from a scoping study. Public Health, 196, 24–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.033 
Introduces the nature of systems leadership and focuses on leadership of systems in public health. 

Intersecting pathways: On the compatibility of systems thinking and leadership studies 
Harter, N. (2021). Intersecting pathways: On the compatibility of systems thinking and leadership studies. Journal of Leadership Studies, 15(2), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21773 
Examines the connection between systems thinking and leadership studies. 

Strategic Leadership Systems: Viewing Top Management Teams and Boards of Directors from A Multiteam Systems Perspective Luciano, M. M., Nahrgang, J. D., & Shropshire, C. (2020). Strategic leadership systems: Viewing top management teams and boards of directors from a multiteam systems perspective. Academy of Management Review, 45(3), 675–701. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2017.0485 
This looks at how systems approach can reshape thinking about top management. This article pertains to corporate settings, but the concepts are valuable across a variety of organizations, highlighting the value of systems thinking. 

Humility, systems thinking, and the infinite game 
Sowcik, M., & Muscato, A. (2021). Humility, systems thinking, and the infinite game. Journal of Leadership Studies, 15(3), 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21789 
Explores the role of humility in systems leadership.