{"product_id":"the-prepared-mind-of-a-leader-9780787976804","title":"The Prepared Mind of a Leader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThinking to stay ahead of change  \u003cp\u003eIn a complex business climate, people need to make informed decisions and learn how to think flexibly. A leader''s most important asset is the ability to sense changes in the environment and adapt to them quickly. The Prepared Mind of a Leader presents an original and effective way to think more flexibly about innovation, strategy, change, and problem solving. It helps leaders anticipate challenges and prepare for both the intended and unintended consequences of change by laying out a program for developing, maintaining, and mobilizing eight key skills: Observing, Challenging, Reflecting, Reasoning, Imagining, Deciding, Learning, and Teaching. These skills provide a framework that the thoughtful leader or manager can use to approach issues of strategy, innovation, and more. Chapters feature interactive tools that will help readers develop each of the key skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill Welter (Bartlett, IL) is President of Adaptive Strategies, a consulting firm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: O\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOUNDATION AND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAMEWORKS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Only Foundation We Have.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Frameworks for Intentional Preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eART\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKILLS OF\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eREPARED\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEADERSHIP.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Observing: Seeing Beyond the Obvious.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Reasoning: Moving from the Known to the Undetermined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Imagining: Envisioning the Future Before It Arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Challenging: Pushing for Higher and Deeper Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Deciding: Choosing with Consequences in Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Learning: Keeping a Developmental Mind-Set.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Enabling: Exercising Leadership from the Outside In.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Reflecting: Looking Backward, Forward, and Inward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Conclusion: Preparing for Tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405049962839,"sku":"9780787976804","price":19.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787976804.jpg?v=1730488502","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-prepared-mind-of-a-leader-9780787976804","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}