ADMS 2511 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tsawwassen First Nation, Distributed Leadership, Transformational Leadership
1 May 2018
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ADMS 2511 Tutorial 8 Notes – Contemporary Leadership Roles
Introduction
• Mentoring is an important aspect of leadership.
• Chief Bryce Williams has always been happy to learn from others.
• I fat, it’s pat of hat akes hi a stog leade despite his youth.
• His grandfather had been a chief and his father had sat on council, so Williams was
exposed to the political life early on.
• He also sat on the executive council for three years before running for chief.
• The mentoring and learning process did not end with his election.
• He still pays close attention to the opinions of his executive council, and he shares
decision-making authority with his Tsawwassen First Nation legislative assembly, which
is made up of 12 legislators and the chief.
• The legislative assembly meets at regular sessions, which are held over several weeks
once or twice a year.
• “tee “tak osees that e hae a ey uiue tea stadig ehid Bye. He is
young, but we knew that when we elected him.
• A lot of us talked aout it, that Bye is’t the oly oe that akes all the deisios.
• What can formal leaders do to help foster self-directed leadership in others?
• Transformational leadership theory focuses on heroic leaders, leaders at the top
echelons of the organization, and also on individuals rather than teams.
• Hoee, the otio of leade at the top does ot adeuately eflet hat is
happening in some workplaces today, where there is less hierarchy and more
connections, both inside and outside of the organization.
• Thee is a eed fo oe distiuted leadeship.
• I this fo, leadeship is distiuted aoss ay playes, oth ithi ad aoss
organizations, up and down the hierarchy, wherever information, expertise, vision, and
e ays of okig togethe eside.
• the executive council for three years before running for chief.
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