September 2014
Intermediate to advanced
649 pages
17h 1m
English
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CONTENTS
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Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Part One: Introduction: Purpose and Possibility
1. How to Use This Book 5
Overview 8
Adaptive Challenges and Adaptive Capacity 10
2. The Theory Behind the Practice 13
The Illusion of the Broken System 17
Distinguishing Technical Problems from Adaptive Challenges 19
Distinguishing Leadership from Authority 23
Living in the Disequilibrium 28
Observe, Interpret, Intervene 32
Experiment and Take Smart Risks Smartly 36
Engage Above and Below the Neck 37
Connect to Purpose 38
3. Before You Begin 41
Don’t Do It Alone 41
Live Life as a Leadership Laboratory 42
Resist the Leap to Action 44
Discover the Joy of Making Hard Choices 45
Part Two: Diagnose the System
4. Diagnose the System 49
The Elegance and Tenacity of the Status Quo ...
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