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PART FIVE
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DEPLOY YOURSELF
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DAPTIVE LEADERSHIP TAKES you out of your daily routine
into unknown territory, requiring ways of acting that are outside
your repertoire, with no guarantee of your competence or your success.
It puts you at risk because you cannot rely on the tried-and-true exper-
tise and know-how you use for tackling technical problems. And as a
consequence, you cannot take on an adaptive challenge without mak-
ing some changes, some adaptations, yourself. Part V is about the types
of adaptations you might need to make.
There is a bit of a paradox here. On the one hand, you are trying to
lead on behalf of something you believe in that is ...