Table of Contents
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS: EVOLUTION IN THREE CONTEXTS
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS: A LENS ON THE NATURE OF HUMAN DISCOURSE
THE BASIC CHALLENGE OF ALL CONVERSATION
LEADERS AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCY
REAL LIVES AND REAL LIFE STORIES
PART ONE: A Complete Language for Understanding Leader Behavior
chapter TWO: Level I: Action Stances
ART’S UNEXPECTED OUTBURST AT CLEARFACTS
BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES AT LEVEL I
ACTION STRUCTURES, ACTION SEQUENCES, AND STRUCTURAL PATTERNS
GHOSTS AND OUTBURSTS AT CLEARFACTS
chapter THREE: Level II: Domains of Communication
THE LATEST CLEARFACTS WEEKLY MEETING
THE VALUE OF ALL THREE DOMAINS
STANCES AND DOMAINS ACROSS THE CLEARFACTS TEAM
PROPENSITIES TOWARD DIFFERENT DOMAINS
COMMUNICATION AT THE INTERFACE
AN INSIGHT INTO IAN’S CHOICE OF DOMAINS
RON STUART: NEW HELP FOR RALPH?
chapter FOUR: Level III: Systems in Control of Speech
NOT JUST A BAD MEETING: A SYSTEM OUT OF CONTROL
RALPH’S RANDOM-SYSTEM PREFERENCE AT CLEARFACTS
HOW LEADERS BENEFIT FROM SYSTEMS THINKING
chapter FIVE: The Behavioral Profile
A CLEARFACTS MEETING IN RALPH’S ABSENCE
A FUNCTIONAL TEAM IN A LOW-STAKES CONTEXT
THE VALUE OF BEHAVIORAL PROFILES
PART TWO: Identity and Leader Behavior in High Stakes
chapter SIX: Level IV: Stories, Identity, and Structured Behavior
STORIES BEHIND A BEHAVIORAL PROFILE
TWO CHILDHOOD STORIES (PERSONAL MYTHS) OF LOVE
MARTHA AND LANCE—THE RITUAL FIGHT
A CHILDHOOD STORY’S NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
chapter SEVEN: Narrative Purpose
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF NARRATIVE PURPOSE
HOW TO BUILD AND SECURE A NARRATIVE PURPOSE
RALPH’S AND CLEARFACTS’S NARRATIVE PURPOSE
chapter EIGHT: Leader Behavior in High-Stakes Situations
FROM HIGH-STAKES BEHAVIORS TO SYSTEMS IN CRISIS
ANOTHER DONNYBROOK BETWEEN MARTHA AND HOWARD
chapter NINE: The Heroic Leader in Crisis
THE CRISIS MOUNTS AT CLEARFACTS
POSTURES OF MORAL JUSTICE: PROSECUTOR, ADJUDICATOR, ADVOCATE
HEROIC MODES OF LEADERS IN CRISIS: FIXER, SURVIVOR, PROTECTOR
HEROIC SQUARE-OFFS IN TIMES OF CRISIS
SHADOW WORK AND WHY IT’S NEEDED
chapter TEN: Sources and Signs of Moral Corruption in Leaders
MORAL CHALLENGES AND MEANS OF CORRECTION
AN HOURGLASS OF MORAL CORRUPTORS
COMPREHENDING THE FRAUDSTER: SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOWARD GREEN
PART THREE: Models and the Ultimate Leader
chapter ELEVEN: From Personal Model to Leadership Model
RALPH’S PERSONAL MODEL AND CURRENT FUNCTIONAL AWARENESS
chapter TWELVE: Building a Leadership Model
MODEL BUILDING AND THE MODEL OF MODELS
ART’S DEPARTURE AND A NEW APPROACH TO HIRING FOR THE TEAM
RALPH BUILDS HIS LEADERSHIP MODEL
THE ESSENTIAL MESSAGE FOR LEADERS
chapter THIRTEEN: A Model for Living
MODELS FOR LIVING AND THE BREAKDOWN-BREAKTHROUGH STORY
RALPH, SONIA, AND A LIFE WORTH LIVING
chapter FOURTEEN: Beyond the Behavioral Profile
RAISING THE BAR: TWENTY LEADER CAPACITIES
THE CLEARFACTS TEAM: INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
chapter FIFTEEN: A Structural Dynamics Analysis of Barack Obama
OBAMA’S HIGH-STAKES TENDENCIES