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Book Synopsis'Aigner connects the inner journey of leadership with the external realities in a readable, useful, practical guide for anyone leading change' - Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky, co-authors, Leadership on the Line and co-founders, Cambridge Leadership Associates'World-leading thinking on leadership' - Carl Harman, Academy Dean, Leadership and Talent, National Australia BankGood intentions are not enough. You want to change things in your organisation or in the world, but despite your best efforts you run into obstacles and resistance.The temptation is to see the challenges as lying outside ourselves. We grasp at a model or a tool, or we find other people slow to get the point or worse - obstructive. But the real challenge we face is often ourselves.Drawing on deep experience of developing leaders from a wide range of public sector, private sector, community and non-government organisations, Geoff Aigner identifies the inner tensions and work involved in making change. He challenges common assumptions we make about ourselves and our motivations, and offers strategies to explore approaches to leadership and develop effective and truly compassionate ways of pursuing change.
Trade Review'Aigner connects the inner journey of leadership with the external realities in a readable, useful, practical guide for anyone leading change' - Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky, co-authors, Leadership on the Line. 'World-leading thinking on leadership' - Carl Harman, Academy Dean, Leadership and Talent, National Australia Bank
Table of ContentsForeword by Lama Ole NydahlAcknowledgementsIntroduction and overviewPart 1: Understanding the system - the context of change1. Leadership fantasies2. Authority and freedom3. Adaptation: the work of leadershipPart 2: Understanding ourselves - the inner work of leadership4. Power and compassion5. Wisdom not judgement6. Neutrality and passionPart 3: Beyond solo - working with others7. Betrayal, trust and identity8. Collaboration, incompetence and vulnerability9. Joy, gratitude and inspiration10. The teacher in hopelessness11. Leadership and loveFurther readingNotesIndex
