eda Estudios de Administración Estud. adm. (En línea) 0719-0816 0719-0816 Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios. Departamento de Administración 10.5354/0719-0816.2022.65372 Articles Post Pandemic leadership in Latin America: responding to Wicked Problems using Adaptive Leadership in Organizational Contexts Liderazgo postpandemia en América Latina: respondiendo a problemas complejos utilizando el liderazgo adaptativo en contextos organizacionales http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-1720 McClellan Jeffrey 1 Frostburg State University, EEUU Frostburg State University Frostburg State University Estados Unidos jlmcclellan@frostburg.edu Jan-June 2022 29 1 52 65 13 11 2021 03 03 2022 Este es un artículo publicado en acceso abierto bajo una licencia Creative Commons Abstract:

This paper examines the leadership approach to the pandemic in Latin America based on the traditional cultural approach to leadership in this region. Using the framework of challenges proposed by Grint (2020), a response to Covid is recommended based on its categorization as a wicked, as opposed to a tame or critical, problem. Using a framework of adaptive leadership (Heifetz, 1994) and advanced change theory (Quinn, 2000), Ricardo Semler’s transformation of Semco is explored as an example of an alternative approach to leadership to address wicked problems in Latin America.

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Este documento examina el enfoque de liderazgo frente a la pandemia en América Latina con base en el enfoque cultural tradicional del liderazgo en esta región. Usando el marco de desafíos propuesto por Grint (2020), se recomienda una respuesta a Covid basada en su categorización como un problema complejo, en lugar de manso o crítico. Usando un marco de liderazgo adaptativo (Heifetz, 1994) y la teoría avanzada del cambio (Quinn, 2000), se explora la transformación de Semco de Ricardo Semler como un ejemplo de un enfoque alternativo al liderazgo para abordar problemas complejos en América Latina.

 Keywords: Liderazgo América latina Cambio Liderazgo en pandemia Palabras clave: Leadership Latin America Change Pandemic Leadership

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