The practice of adaptive leadership : tools and tactics for changing your organization and the world /
Adaptive leadership
Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, Marty Linsky.
- Boston : Harvard Business Press, c2009.
- xvi, 326 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-301) and index.
Part one. Introduction : purpose and possibility -- How to use this book -- The theory behind the practice -- Before you begin -- Part two. Diagnose the system -- Diagnose the system -- Diagnose the adaptive challenge -- Diagnose the political landscape -- Qualities of an adaptive organization -- Part three. Mobilize the system -- Make interpretations -- Design effective interventions -- Act politically --- Orchestrate conflict -- Build an adaptive culture -- Part four. See yourself as a system -- See yourself as a system -- Identify your loyalties -- Know your tuning -- Broaden your bandwidth -- Understand your roles -- Articulate your purposes -- Part five. Deploy yourself -- Stay connected to your purposes -- Engage courageously -- Inspire people -- Run experiments -- Thrive.
Combines stories, diagrams, techniques, and activities designed to help people lead through change, covering how to assess a situation and oneself and address tough challenges.