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The practice of adaptive leadership : tools and tactics for changing your organization and the world / Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, Marty Linsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Harvard Business Press, c2009.Description: xvi, 326 p. : ill ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781422105764 (trade : alk. paper)
  • 1422105768 (trade : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Adaptive leadership
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/092 22
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .H3995 2009
Other classification:
  • 85.08
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 658.4092 HE PR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0040044
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 658.4092 HE PR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0040045

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.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

HDR973

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