Building the Bridge As You Walk on It : A Guide for Leading Change

by Quinn, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780787971120
• ISBN10: 078797112X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-12
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Robert E. Quinn is the author of Deep Change and Change the World, both from Jossey-Bass. Quinn helps business and government leaders understand and manage organizational life through his teaching, consulting, books, and numerous published articles. He holds the Margaret Elliott Tracy Collegiate Professorship of Business Administration and is Professor of Organi-zational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Table of Contents

Preface

PART 1     AN INVITATION TO THE FUNDAMENTAL STATE OF LEADERSHIP

1     Building the Bridge As You Walk on It

2    The Fundamental State of Leadership

3     Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership

4     Personal Revitalization

5     Becoming More Aware and Authentic

6     Transforming Others by Transforming Self

7    A New View of Leadership

PART 2     EIGHT PRACTICES FOR ENTERING THE FUNDAMENTAL STATE OF LEADERSHIP

8     Reflective Action

9     Authentic Engagement

10     Appreciative Inquiry

11     Grounded Vision

12     Adaptive Confidence

13 Detached Interdependence

14     Responsible Freedom

15     Tough Love

PART 3     DEVELOPING LEADERS

16   The Stages of Self-Change

17     Inviting Others into the Fundamental State of Leadership