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Part Two: The Organization of the Future
by Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Warren Bennis, Thomas G. Cummings
The Future of Leadership: Today's Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Audience
Overview of the Contents
Acknowledgments
Part One: Setting the Stage for the Future
Chapter One: The Future Has No Shelf Life
Chapter Two: The Era of Human Capital Has Finally Arrived
Competitive Advantage
Implications for Organizations
Impact on Individuals
Societal Implications
Future Challenges
Conclusion
Part Two: The Organization of the Future
Chapter Three: A World of Fleas and Elephants
The Leadership of Fleas
Can Fleas Become Elephants?
Can Elephants Harbor Fleas?
Can Fleas Be Developed? Or Is It Luck?
Chapter Four: Knowledge Work and the Future of Management
A Brief Look at the Old Model of Management
The Rise of the Knowledge Worker
What Are Knowledge Workers?
What Will Management Become?
The Difficulty of Finding and Keeping Knowledge Work Managers
Management and Non–Knowledge Workers
Chapter Five: Boundaryless
Chapter Six: Trust Me On This
Part Three: The Leader of the Future
Chapter Seven: Bringing Leadership Lessons from the Past into the Future
Lesson One: Leadership Is Everyone's Business
Lesson Two: Leadership Is a Relationship
Lesson Three: Leadership Starts with Action
Lesson Four: Leadership Development Is Self-Development
Keep On Learning
Chapter Eight: Leadership as the Legitimation of Doubt
The Value of Uncertainty
Leading by the Compass
Chapter Nine: Leading Yourself
Are We Together On This?
A Miracle of Coordination
Micromanaging the Organism
Who's the Boss Around Here?
Ruled by an Idiot
Evaluating Your Internal Leader
Chapter Ten: The Context of Creativity
Chapter Eleven: Why Do We Tolerate Bad Leaders?
An Age of Magnificent Uncertitude
Uncertitude, Anxiety, and Leaders
A Different Option: Matriculating in the School of Anxiety
Democracy, Personal Responsibility, and Organizational Leadership
Leadership and the Search for Life's Meaning
Ennoblement and “Victories for Humanity”
Chapter Twelve: The Evolving Role of Executive Leadership
Shared Leadership and the Devolving CEO
Leading Across Generations
Global Leadership: The Next Generation
Summary
Chapter Thirteen: When Leadership Is an Organizational Trait
Using Leadership Data as an Objective Focus for Change
Building Organizational Coherence and Agility
A Distinction with Consequences
The Role of Enabling Systems
Different in Countless Ways
The Moral Equivalent of Individual Leadership
Case in Point: Enron
Lessons for the Next Generation of Leaders
Part Four: How Leaders Stay On Top of Their Game
Chapter Fourteen: Just Say Yes!
Thirty-One Ways Leaders Stay on Top of Their Game
Weird Rules
Chapter Fifteen: Heroic Leadership's Greatest Battle
Creating Triumph from Tragedy
Second Thoughts About Second Acts
Bernstein and Bennis as Models for Leadership Resilience
When Bad Things Happen to Good Leaders: Final Thoughts for Future Heroes
Part Five: Insights from Young Leaders
Chapter Sixteen: Where the Leaders Are
The Tree Musketeers Story
The Need: Inspire, Empower, and Support Young Leaders
Overcoming Obstacles: Take Youth Leaders Seriously
The Challenge: Trust the Youth-Led Process
Chapter Seventeen: Seeking a Newer World
Part Six: Some Closing Thoughts
Chapter Eighteen: The Leadership Challenges of the Next Generation
Setting the Stage for Leadership: Making Sense of the Context
Who Is the Leader of the Future?
Organizing for the Future
How Leaders Stay On Top of Their Game
What Young Leaders Have to Say: Hearing from the Generation Xers
Unanswered Questions
Postlude: An Intellectual Memoir
Act I: The Academic Journey (1951–1967)
Act II: Just Do It (1967–1978)
Act III: USC (1979)
Notes and References
Index
The Authors
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