Leadership and Civil Civic Dialogue Across “Enemy” Lines: Promoting the Will for Dialogue

Journal of Leadership Education

ISSN: 1552-9045

Open Access. Article publication date: 15 June 2012

Issue publication date: 15 June 2012

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Abstract

Leaders often display the all-too-human characteristic of talking only or mostly to people with whom they agree. Yet, to be effective as a leader in many circumstances requires reaching out and engaging in dialogue with those who one may fundamentally disagree and may even view as an enemy. To do so requires a particular conception of leadership, one that values dialogue. Effective dialogue, however, requires both skill and will. This article describes the concepts and strategies of a university program developed to encourage the will to engage in dialogue.

Citation

Perreault, G.(G). (2012), "Leadership and Civil Civic Dialogue Across “Enemy” Lines: Promoting the Will for Dialogue", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 237-246. https://doi.org/10.12806/V11/I2/AB3

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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