Leadership Without Easy Answers, Volume 465The economy uncertain, education in decline, cities under siege, crime and poverty spiraling upward, international relations roiling: we look to leaders for solutions, and when they don’t deliver, we simply add their failure to our list of woes. In doing do, we do them and ourselves a grave disservice. We are indeed facing an unprecedented crisis of leadership, Ronald Heifetz avows, but it stems as much from our demands and expectations as from any leader’s inability to meet them. His book gets at both of these problems, offering a practical approach to leadership for those who lead as well as those who look to them for answers. Fitting the theory and practice of leadership to our extraordinary times, the book promotes a new social contract, a revitalization of our civic life just when we most need it. |
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... John F. Kennedy School of Government , addresses questions such as these about leadership , authority , and the challenge of tackling very hard problems . Today we face a crisis in leadership in many areas 1 Introduction.
... face problems for which there are no simple , painless solutions— problems that require us to learn new ways . We have many such problems : uncompetitive industry , drug abuse , poverty , poor public education , environmental hazards ...
... face value but by interpreting it . Problems often present themselves am- biguously . I interpret complaints both as symptoms of biological stress and as indicators of psychological or social imbalance in the individual's work and ...
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Contents
Values in Leadership | 13 |
To Lead or Mislead? | 28 |
The Roots of Authority | 49 |
Leading With Authority | 67 |
Mobilizing Adaptive Work | 69 |
Applying Power | 101 |
On a Razors Edge | 125 |
Falling Off the Edge | 150 |
Creative Deviance on the Frontline | 183 |
Modulating the Provocation | 207 |
Staying Alive | 233 |
Assassination | 235 |
The Personal Challenge | 250 |
Notes | 279 |
Acknowledgments | 330 |
Index | 333 |