Relational Leading

In this chapter we present one way in which relational leading can be understood. There are many approaches to and understandings of what relational leading includes (see Denis et al. 2012; Fairhurst & Grant 2010 Hersted & Gergen 2013; Ospina & Uhl-Bien 2012; Uhl-Bien 2006). We have chosen to base our examination on the researchers and the ideas we believe have grasped some interesting and relevant aspects of the way leading unfolds in everyday settings. Over the course of several years, we have observed how strategic leading is practised in public and private organisations and we have been struck by the connection between how an organisation functions in an everyday setting and the desire for strategic change (Gjerding et al. 2013; Larsen 2014; Larsen & Rasmussen 2012).