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As a leader, I have to make progress in my adaptive challenge, and this involves understanding the status quo. The status quo acts as a powerful force that enables the smooth running of a system. Every organization is a functional system that is aligned to achieve the results it intends to. In being a leader of the system, I have to identify the stakeholders known as mapping. Mapping is identifying the stakeholders who share the same point of view as my adaptive challenge. For my case, the stakeholders are the authorities in my workplace, church, and school. The main values held by my work are commitment, hard work, and trustworthiness. For my church, the main values are the fear of God and setting time to attend church meetings on Sunday.

For my school, the main values are hard work, application of knowledge learned in school to real life and excellence. Loyalties for my school are the commitment to fulfill the school goals and objectives. For my workplace, the loyalties are to support the long-standing supplier-customer relationship. For my church is the loyalty to remain true to the Scriptures teaching and to be loyal to the Church. The losses at risk in my leadership are the resistance to change due to the fear of losing the things we consider important. Some of the potential losses include reputation, comfort, identity, status, time, competence, power, security, resources and independence. Mapping the stakeholders involves considering all these losses. It is also about considering the stakeholder’s fear of losses such as positive self-image, resources, and status. These fears happen when things get to change.

A deeper understanding of the stakeholder losses is one of my adaptive challenges that I have to consider. Having this understanding, I will develop strategies for recruiting partners and how to deal with the opposition. I will also prepare for the process causalities.

References

AcumenPlus. (2013) Adaptive leadership: mobilizing for change . Map Your Stakeholders— Mobilize the System. 

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