Pesantren Leadership Model in Facing the Disruptive Era
Cici Cintyawati*, Allya Roosallyn Assyofa, Firman Shakti Firdaus

Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Islam Bandung, Jl. Tamansari No. 24, Bandung 40116, Indonesia

Abstract

In this disruptive era, pesantren as the oldest educational institution in Indonesia threatened to be displaced by other educational institutions. Innovation in leadership model is perceived to be one of the keys for pesantren to still exist in the educational sector. The goal of this this article is to analyze that model. Hence, deep analysis through multiple case study approach with interview technique is applied to catch critical issues regarding leadership model in pesantren. From the analysis result, pesantren leaders are applying entrepreneurial and situational leadership model to bring high competitiveness of pesantren and to create economic independence. Beside of those model, there are other important elements of the distinctive leadership style in pesantrens, namely imamah where the leader acts as a role model and is responsible, and khilafah where the leader becomes the motivator and supervisor for staff and students at the pesantrens.

Keywords: Leadership Model- Pesantren- Disruptive Era- Economic Development

Topic: Islamic Education