Building the Bridge as You Walk on It: A Guide for Leading Change Contributor(s): Quinn, Robert E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 078797112X ISBN-13: 9780787971120 Publisher: Jossey-Bass
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2004 Annotation: Dare to become a leader who inspires others "Quinn's work captures a crucial truth about great leadership-that it is about who we are and not what we do. In facing our fears and harnessing our uniqueness, we bring forth the capacity for inspired leadership and for enduring change. Robert Quinn is a gifted storyteller. This is his best book to date." "Quinn's fundamental state of leadership is fundamentally uncommon. Rather than focusing on how to lead others, he has served up authentic insights on how leaders can best lead themselves." "Read this book only if you are willing to address the fear that keeps you from leadership, and from profound change in yourself and others." "Quinn takes us to the chasm where deep change is lived and led-then guides us over it. Practical scholarship. Masterful teaching." "A gem of a book, as wise and practical a guide on individual and organizational transformation as you'll find anywhere." "The process of becoming a leader or revitalizing yourself is chaotic and frightening.Readers will find the courage to embrace a truly transformative change." |
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Leadership - Business & Economics | Careers - General - Business & Economics | Organizational Development |
Dewey: 658.409 |
LCCN: 2003027454 |
Series: J-B Us Non-Franchise Leadership |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.42" W x 9.3" L (0.98 lbs) 256 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Building the Bridge As You Walk On It tells the personal stories of people who have embraced deep change and inspired author Robert Quinn to take his concept one step further and develop a new model of leadership--"the fundamental state of leadership." The exploration of this transformative state is at the very heart of the book. Quinn shows how anyone can enter the fundamental state of leadership by engaging in the eight practices that center on the theme of ever-increasing integrity--reflective action, authentic engagement, appreciative inquiry, grounded vision, adaptive confidence, detached interdependence, responsible freedom, and tough love. After each chapter, Quinn challenges you to assess yourself with respect to each practice and to formulate a strategy for personal growth. |
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