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"The chapter presents a case from a government agency in Norway, where ~two assistant directors share a leadership position and must interact extensively. The ~main purpose is to highlight some benefits and challenges related to shared leadership ~when it comes to risk prevention and handling unforeseen events. The analysis ~is based on a relational perspective that emphasizes that successful interaction between ~people requires complementary skills, conceptualized as relational skills. The ~chapter concludes that the patterns of interaction and relational skills that develop ~during shared leadership can help prevent undesirable events. This is partly because ~shared leadership can provide increased capacity in identifying risks. Common ~experiences in handling risks and unforeseen events may contribute to learning ~that in turn provides the potential for further development of the interactional and ~relational skills in shared leadership. At the same time, shared leadership entails ~some risks that may impact on the prevention and handling of such events. For ~instance, interactional challenges that may arise in a shared leadership may prevent ~leaders from discovering potential hazards."