Reflecting on Our Times: Valuing Transformative Leadership in Real-World "Living Systems"

Autor/inn/en	Atkinson, John; Lasbennes, Florence; Nabarro, David
Titel	Reflecting on Our Times: Valuing Transformative Leadership in Real-World "Living Systems"
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 42 (2021) 1, S.130-138 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Atkinson, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214020982071
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Transformational Leadership; Systems Approach; Networks + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Nachhaltigkeit; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	We present this brief reflection on key aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the implications of the worldwide focus on achieving the sustainable development goals as external observers of the evaluation endeavor around the world. We have conducted and participated in evaluations, but it is not our primary field of work and we are not engaged in the global community of evaluation specialists. However, we believe that the urgency of the challenges confronting the world today should inspire those influencing and shaping evaluation internationally to focus much more fiercely on the value of evaluation and its implications for leadership at all levels and in all fields of work. We propose that evaluation as practice should support and help inspire, value, and evaluate the type of leadership that the world needs now--dynamic and purposeful "living systems" leaders working toward large-scale, drastic change. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01