This discussion is designed to engage us in a discussion involving a comparison betweenKouzes and Posner's Leadership Practices and Senge's Five disciplines (select link). Support your assertions with...

This discussion is designed to engage us in a discussion involving a comparison betweenKouzes and Posner's Leadership Practices and Senge's Five disciplines (select link).
Support your assertions with the scholarly source material. Examine the document showing the table of comparisons and answer the following:1. In what ways are the two sources suggestive of similar theoretical concepts and/or presentation?2. How are they different?3. What are your conclusions about the thinking of these leadership scholars as expressed in the table and with regard to additional sources you may elect to include in your discussion.





Microsoft Word - Wk02-Article-Comparing K-P and Senge.doc Table 1 A Comparison between Kouzes and Posner’s Five Exemplary Practices of Leadership and Senge’s Five Disciplines. Element (Common) Kouzes & Posner (Practice) Senge (Discipline) Values/Actions Congruence Model the Way: Clarify personal values Align Actions with values Personal Mastery: Clarify personal vision Hold creative tension Shared Vision Inspire A Shared Vision: Envision Future Enlist Others In common vision Building Shared Vision: Unearthing shared pictures of the future Commitment not Compliance Question the Status Quo Challenge the Process: Search for Innovation and opportunities Experiment-take risks Mental models: Surface internal assumptions be open to scrutiny Learningful conversations Learning Together Through Collaboration Enable Others to Act: Foster collaboration through trust & relationships Strengthen/empower others Team Learning: Suspend assumptions and Enter into dialogue Thinking together and learning as a team Integration of the Whole Encourage the Heart: Creation of a culture of celebration through individual & group recognition Celebrate a Spirit of Community Systems Thinking: Integrate all disciplines into a body of theory/practice Whole exceeds the sum of the parts Source: Gregory, R. (2008). The Art of Collaborative Leadership: Practices & Disciplines.