Arthur Turner Arthur.Turner@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies (ILM)
Reflections from the field (mountain, cityscape and park): Walking for management development and links to being-in-the world, belonging and ‘Ba’
Turner, Arthur; Edwards, Gareth; Latham, Catherine; Shortt, Harriet
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Gareth Edwards Gareth3.Edwards@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Leadership and Community Studies
Catherine Latham
Harriet Shortt Harriet.Shortt@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Organisation Studies
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper, based on reflections from practice, is to shed light on the realities of using walking as a tool for learning and development. This is done through an initial analysis of longitudinal reflective data spanning seven years and connecting these reflections to the concepts: being-in-the-world, belonging and Ba. Design/methodology/approach: This research takes a practice based phenomenological and reflective approach. The value of this approach is to seek a new understanding, through three distinct conceptual frames, of the effective use of walking within management development. Findings: The findings connect three conceptual approaches of being-in-the-world, belonging and “Ba” to the practicalities of delivery, thus encouraging practitioners and designers to deeply reflect on the role of walking in management development. Research limitations/implications: A limitation is that this is largely a personal story exploring the impact of an intuitively developed set of interventions. Despite this, the paper represents a unique and deep interpretation of walking as a mechanism for management development. Practical implications: The paper concludes with three recommendations to practitioners wanting to use walking in management development programmes. These are: facilitators need to be familiar with their surroundings; they should look for spaces and places where participants can connect and build relationships; and organisers and sponsors need to recognise how walking not only consolidates knowledge but can help create knowledge too. Originality/value: This is a unique, seven-year longitudinal study that broadens the theoretical focus of walking as a mechanism for management and leadership development that combines the theoretical lenses of being-in-the-world, belonging and “Ba”, the authors believe, for the first time in research on management development.
Citation
Turner, A., Edwards, G., Latham, C., & Shortt, H. (2021). Reflections from the field (mountain, cityscape and park): Walking for management development and links to being-in-the world, belonging and ‘Ba’. Journal of Management Development, 40(5), 313-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-11-2020-0362
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 5, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 26, 2021 |
Publication Date | Aug 10, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jul 5, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Management Development |
Print ISSN | 0262-1711 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 313-323 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-11-2020-0362 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7509122 |
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