Capturing sociality in the movement between frames

An illustration from leadership development

Bibliographic Data

ID9890225
AuthorsBrigid Carroll (0000-0002-0919-9525, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Barbara Simpson (0000-0001-7771-0092, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume65
Issue10
Pages1283-1309
Publication date2012-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0018726712451185
OpenAlexW2108801088
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited50

In this article we offer a dynamic relational perspective in which frames and framing work together in the practice of leadership development. Mead’s (1932) notion of sociality is introduced as a way of engaging with movements within and between frames, where it is these framing movements that we argue hold the potentiality of emergent practice. The article responds to a growing interest in the delineation, conceptualization and practice of leadership as opposed to leader development, where we understand leadership development in terms of the creation of social capital, relational capacity and collaboration. However, there is little, if any, research into how these dimensions may be developed intentionally in practice. Using online forum data from an 18-month-long leadership development programme, we demonstrate three different sociality movements, which we have labelled kindling, stretching and spanning. Our analysis positions sociality at the core of leadership development interventions, and practice more generally

Conceptualization · Framing (construction · Leadership development · Political science · Public relations · Social movement · Sociality · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Critical Realism in Sociology · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology