{"product_id":"the-leaders-edge-9780787909994","title":"The Leaders Edge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet the Center for Creative Leadership show you how you can dramatically improve your leadership abilities in today''s business environment. Based on years of specialized research, \u003ci\u003eThe Leader''s Edge\u003c\/i\u003e outlines six distinct creative leadership skills that, while not traditionally associated with management development, have, nevertheless, proven to be essential to modern business leadership. Here, the book''s authors deliver compelling lessons in paying attention, personalizing, imaging, serious play, collaborative inquiry, and crafting -- all competencies that modern leaders should master. They also outline activities for real-world implementation, provide case examples, and suggest ways to avoid common mistakes. A wealth of self-reflections and tools helps ensure your rapid progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Authors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Navigating Complex Challenges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Paying Attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shifting Between Modes of Attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Understanding Left-Mode and Right-Mode Attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using Kinesthetic Attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paying Attention to Negative Space.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Asking Powerful Questions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Competency of Paying Attention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cautions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Personalizing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Learning Begins with the Personal Connection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Practicing Assessment for Development (A4D).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Practicing Exploration for Development (E4D).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tapping Into Your Passion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Knowing When to Let Go of Your Personal Side.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Competency of Personalizing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cautions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Imaging.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making Imagination Tangible.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seeing Organizational Vision in a New Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exploring Scenarios.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making and Using Metaphors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making Poetry in the Face of Complexity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Competency of Imaging.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cautions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Serious Play.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Play Enhances Learning amid Turbulence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Play Is a Community Activity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Play Is the Heart of Science and Technology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Competency of Serious Play.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cautions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Co-Inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Building Creative Leadership Communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Creating Spaces for Group Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conducting Dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Putting Something in the Middle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Crossing Boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Competency of Co-Inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cautions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Crafting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thinking in Wholes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Crafting Decisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Building Scaffolds for Learning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing Leadership as Science and as Art.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Learning from Artists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Competency of Crafting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cautions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Creative Leadership in Action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study 1: Task Force Collaboration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study 2: Leadership in New Media.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study 3: Individual Leadership Coaching.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study 4: Creative Product Innovation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study 5: Executive Interdependence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study 6: Inventing a New Manufacturing Paradigm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: The Leading Creatively Program.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Our Research Methods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: A Reflective Assessment of C2 Competencies: Competencies for Making Sense of Complex Challenges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix D: The ORC Star-Mapping Process.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Center for Creative Leadership.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405027942743,"sku":"9780787909994","price":22.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787909994.jpg?v=1730488413","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-leaders-edge-9780787909994","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}