Cultivating an Applied Approach Combining Cooperation Leadership with Wisdom Management in Variable Organizational Contexts

Abstract

Leadership approaches that emphasize adaptability, inclusivity, and sustainable intelligence are critical in today's volatile, complex, and interconnected business landscape. The review discussion presents three core components of leadership approaches: (i) trigger organizational scenarios such as mergers, departmental amalgamations, and intersectoral collaborations; (ii) the emergence and opportunity of disruption and disruptive leadership; and (iii) the applied combination of cooperation leadership and wisdom management. Distinct from cooperative leadership, cooperation leadership is explored as a non-hierarchical model that fosters shared decision-making and relational empowerment. Wisdom management, grounded in practical wisdom known as phronesis, emphasizes ethically informed, value-based actions derived from contextual knowledge. These models are then applied within the presented scenarios to demonstrate how their synthesis facilitates overcoming tensions and building unified strategic outcomes. The review also aligns disruptive leadership with wisdom management and cooperation leadership, highlighting the need for leaders to view disruption not as chaos but as a foundation for redesigning structures, values, and outcomes more sustainably and equitably.  The discussion extends to the relevance of the cooperation leadership and wisdom management leadership approach in global contexts, acknowledging the challenges posed by cultural and organizational diversity. It acknowledges that the contemporary organizational environment is characterized by uncertainty, unpredictability, and complexity, which indicates the importance of applying cooperation leadership and wisdom management. When applied jointly, cooperation leadership and wisdom management help to address the technical and structural elements of organizational change and the emotional, cultural, and ethical dimensions of transformation efforts. The findings advocate for visionary, courageous, and ethically committed leadership grounded in reality as outlined in Koestenbaum’s Diamond model. The conclusion reinforces the viability of the combined model for contemporary leaders navigating uncertain and dynamic environments.