| dc.description.abstract | This article addresses how shared forms of leadership can activate resilient organizing to cope with
catastrophic events by examining the case of the 33 Chilean miners' rescue who survived confinement at
600 m below ground for 69 days. Qualitative analysis of interview and document data reveals how the
miners as a group engaged in the sharing of agency vis-a-vis the task of absorbing strain and anxiety,
thus enabling a sophisticated work capacity and a constructive relational dynamic. The miners' resilient
capabilities emerged from the activation of collective resources in three distinct yet complementary
modes of interaction: self-organization, collaboration, and mutual caring. Our empirical findings indicate
that the distribution of agency becomes essential for the promotion of both collective sensemaking and
emotional containment in contexts of crisis. By accounting for such affective-relational underpinning of
the sharing of leadership, this article contributes a more nuanced understanding of crisis management
and the organization of positive, constructive responses to adversity, breakdown, and conflict. | |
