Complex Adaptive Leadership by Obolensky, Nick (2016, Paperback) *LIKE NEW*

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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Country of Origin
United States
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N/A
Educational Level
Adult & Further Education
Personalized
No
Level
Advanced, Business, Intermediate
ISBN
9781472447913
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Publication Name
Complex Adaptive Leadership : Embracing Paradox and Uncertainty
Publisher
Routledge
Item Length
9.7 in
Subject
Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Industrial Management, Management
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Nick Obolensky
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Width
6.9 in
Number of Pages
274 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1472447913
ISBN-13
9781472447913
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202857868

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
274 Pages
Publication Name
Complex Adaptive Leadership : Embracing Paradox and Uncertainty
Language
English
Subject
Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Industrial Management, Management
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Author
Nick Obolensky
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2014-016621
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
658.001
Table Of Content
Contents: Preface to the First and Second Editions. Part I The Context: A journey of discovery; The world wide context - a flow towards polyarchy; The organisational context - evolve or die; Finita la comedia - stop playing charades; A quick breather between Parts I and II. Part II Chaos and Complexity: Order in chaos, simplicity in complexity - the deeper paradox; Getting to grips with chaos and complexity; Getting chaos and complexity to work; A quick breather between Parts II and III. Part III The Leadership Angle: What is leadership anyway?; What about the followers?; Complex adaptive leadership in action; A final breather between Parts III and IV. Part IV Looking Forward and Other Interests: Beyond this book - the choices you have... Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Edition Description
Revised edition,New Edition
Synopsis
Since its publication, Complex Adaptive Leadership has become a Gower bestseller that has been taught in corporate leadership programmes, business schools and universities around the world to high acclaim. In this updated paperback edition, Nick Obolensky argues that leadership should not be something only exercised by nominated leaders. It is a complex dynamic process involving all those engaged in a particular enterprise. The theoretical background to this lies in complexity science and chaos theory - spoken and written about in the context of leadership for the last 20 years, but still little understood. We all seem intuitively to know leadership 'isn't what it used to be' but we still cling to old assumptions which look anachronistic in changing and challenging times.Nick Obolensky has practised, researched and taught leadership in the public, private and voluntary sectors. In this exciting book he brings together his knowledge of theory, his own experience, and the results of 19 years of research involving 2,500 executives in 40 countries around the world. The main conclusion from that research is that the more complex things become, the less traditional directive leadership is needed. Those operating in the real world, nonetheless, need ways of coping. The book is focused on helping practitioners struggling to interpret and react to increasingly VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) times.The book will particularly appeal to practitioners wishing to improve their leadership effectiveness as well as for students and researchers in the field of leadership., Complex Adaptive Leadership, a Gower bestseller, has been taught in corporate leadership programmes, business schools and universities around the world to high acclaim. In this updated paperback edition, the author argues that leadership is a complex dynamic process and should involve all those engaged in a particular enterprise. Nick Obolensky h, Since its publication, Complex Adaptive Leadership has become a Gower bestseller that has been taught in corporate leadership programmes, business schools and universities around the world to high acclaim. In this updated paperback edition, Nick Obolensky argues that leadership should not be something only exercised by nominated leaders. It is a complex dynamic process involving all those engaged in a particular enterprise. The theoretical background to this lies in complexity science and chaos theory - spoken and written about in the context of leadership for the last 20 years, but still little understood. We all seem intuitively to know leadership 'isn't what it used to be' but we still cling to old assumptions which look anachronistic in changing and challenging times. Nick Obolensky has practised, researched and taught leadership in the public, private and voluntary sectors. In this exciting book he brings together his knowledge of theory, his own experience, and the results of 19 years of research involving 2,500 executives in 40 countries around the world. The main conclusion from that research is that the more complex things become, the less traditional directive leadership is needed. Those operating in the real world, nonetheless, need ways of coping. The book is focused on helping practitioners struggling to interpret and react to increasingly VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) times. The book will particularly appeal to practitioners wishing to improve their leadership effectiveness as well as for students and researchers in the field of leadership.
LC Classification Number
HD57.7.O265 2014

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