Leading with heart: Academic leadership during the COVID-19 crisis

dc.contributor.authorLawton-Misra, Nita
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Tyrone
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-20T10:50:47Z
dc.date.available2021-09-20T10:50:47Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every sphere of life. It has brought into sharp focus not only the critical role that leaders have to play in taking charge of their organisations and employees, but the complexity of that leadership role, too. The authors of this paper are both psychologists who occupy leadership positions in a university. The paper briefly explores the evolution of leadership theory, leadership in times of crises, generally, and leadership during the time of COVID-19. In addition, one of the authors offers a personal note on the leadership experience during COVID-19. What became clear during the reflections was that empathy, vulnerability, self-awareness and agility were some of the qualities needed during this crisis. In addition, the psychodynamic concept of containment appears very relevant in managing the affective intensity experienced by staff and students. Leaders were expected to not only fully understand the meaning of empathy and compassion, but to know how to sincerely demonstrate these qualities to staff and students alike.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLawton-Misra, N., & Pretorius, T. (2021). Leading with heart: Academic leadership during the COVID-19 crisis. South African Journal of Psychology, 51(2), 205–214. https://doi.org/10.1177/0081246321992979en_US
dc.identifier.issn0081-2463
dc.identifier.uri10.1177/0081246321992979
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6708
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.subjectContainmenten_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectEmpathic leadershipen_US
dc.subjectAcademic leadershipen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.titleLeading with heart: Academic leadership during the COVID-19 crisisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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