Strategic Doing : Ten Skills for Agile Leadership /: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edward Morrison, Scott Hutcheson, Elizabeth Nilsen, Janyce Fadden, Nancy Franklin.
• Authors: Morrison, Edward; Hutcheson, Scott; Nilsen, Elizabeth; Fadden, Janyce; Franklin, Nancy
• Contents: Introduction Our Promise Why Are We Confident? The Backstory of Our Work Our Current Work Your Guides for This Book Why This Book? Our Credo Postscript Chapter 1 You Are Here The Challenges We Face What, Exactly, Has Changed? What is a Network? Kinds of Networks The Habitat of Networks Hierarchies, Networks, and Strategy The S-Curve The Changes We Need to Make Thinking Differently Behaving Differently Doing Differently Chapter 2 Create and Maintain a Safe Space for Deep, Focused Conversation (Skill 1) Deep Conversations Focused Conversations Deep, Focused Group Conversations Group Size Safe Places for Conversations Safe Spaces for Conversations Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Conversation Guide Case Study: Setting the Stage for Deep Conversations in Flint Chapter 3 Frame the Conversation with the Right Question (Skill 2) Adaptive Leadership: One Question, Many Answers Appreciative Questions Developing Questions to Frame Conversations Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Questioner Case Study: Reframing the Question at a Community Institution in Rockford Chapter 4 Identify your Assets, Including the Hidden Ones (Skill 3) Assets Guidelines for Identifying Assets Hidden Assets Assets Are Starting Points Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Inventory Taker Case Study: Re-imagining an IT department Chapter 5 Link and Leverage Assets to Identify New Opportunities (Skill 4) Linking and Leveraging Assets to Innovate Linking and Leveraging Assets Force Us to Think Horizontally Developing Your Ability to Think Horizontally Guiding a Group to Think Horizontally Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Connector Case Study: Linking and Leveraging Assets to Build a Cutting-Edge Industry Cluster Chapter 6 Look for the “Big Easy” (Skill 5) Decision-Making Methodologies The 2x2 Matrix Using the Matrix Dealing with Doubts and Doubters Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Prioritizer Case Study: Finding a Way to Jump-Start New Economic Activity Chapter 7 Convert Your Ideas to Outcomes with Measurable Characteristics (Skill 6) Great Ideas Lie Below the Surface Three Questions to Ask Measuring Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Dreamcatcher Case Study: Using Metrics to Spur New Workforce Development Strategies in Kokomo Chapter 8 Start Slowly to Go Fast – But Start (Skill 7) Launching Your Learning Qualities of a Good Starting Project Keeping the Team on Track What Next? Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Experimenter Case Study: Overcoming the Academic Bureaucracy with Small Wins Chapter 9 Draft Short-Term Action Plans that Include Everyone (Skill 8) Shared Leadership Action Plans for Shared Leadership Micro-Commitments Build Trust Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Deal-Closer Case Study: Collective Action to Develop a Hub for Community Health Chapter 10 Set 30/30 Meetings to Review, Learn and Adjust (Skill 9) Learning Loops Building New Habits Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Convener Case Study: Helping a Music Capital Pen Its Next Hits Chapter 11 Nudge, Connect and Promote to Reinforce New Habits (Skill 10) Nudging Connecting Promoting Putting the Skill to Work: the Agile Leader as Chief Doing Officer Case Study: Turning Micro-Commitments Into Larger Innovations Chapter 12 Ten Skills. Got It. Now What? Putting it All Together: Strategic Doing Using Strategic Doing as an Individual Using Strategic Doing in a Small Group Using Strategic Doing with a Large Initiative Final Thoughts Learn More Introduction Chapter 1: You Are Here Chapter 2/Skill 1 Chapter 3/Skill 2 Chapter 4/Skill 3 Chapter 5: Skill 4 Chapter 6/Skill 5 Chapter 7/Skill 6 Chapter 8/Skill 7 Chapter 9/Skill 8 Chapter 10/Skill 9 Chapter 11/Skill 10 Chapter 12: Ten Skills. Got It. Now What? Bibliography Acknowledgements About the Authors Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119578406
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