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Leadership Without Easy Answers

Ronald A. Heifetz

What does it mean to lead, rather than merely hold authority, when problems have no easy answers?

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Author
Ronald A. Heifetz

Why read it

  • You will understand why living systems respond to stress by restoring balance, and why that matters when you try to lead change
  • You will weigh the claim that authority is also a straitjacket, since people grant resources in exchange for services
  • You will see how to lead from below without formal authority, since high office often limits what its holders can do

Who it is for

  • A senior official asked to solve what has no clear fix
  • A team member who wants to lead without formal authority
  • An executive carrying more stress than anyone sees

Contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Introduction
  3. Part I
  4. Setting the Frame
  5. Values in Leadership
  6. To Lead or Mislead?
  7. The Roots of Authority
  8. Part II
  9. Leading With Authority
  10. Mobilizing Adaptive Work
  11. Applying Power
  12. On a Razor’s Edge
  13. Falling Off the Edge
  14. Part III
  15. Leading Without Authority
  16. Creative Deviance on the Frontline
  17. Modulating the Provocation
  18. Part IV
  19. Staying Alive
  20. Assassination
  21. The Personal Challenge

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