Real Leadership

by Williams, Dean

• ISBN13: 9781576753439
• ISBN10: 1576753433
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-16
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

Too many organisations today play follow the leader. In Real Leadership, Dean Williams argues that the true task of the leader is to get people to face the reality of any situation themselves and develop strategies to deal with problems or take advantage of opportunities. Leaders who are responsible with their power and authority don't dictate; they help people determine what shifts in their values, habits, practices and priorities will be needed to accommodate changing conditions and new demands. At a time when so many "visionary" leaders have led their organisations to disaster, Real Leadership offers a needed, proven alternative.

Author Biography

Dean Williams is on the faculty of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is a member if the univeristy’s Center for Public Leadership. Originally from Geelong, Australia, he has become an internationally recognized consultant, speaker, and educator on leadership and change. He has worked around the world with governments, educational systems, corporations, tribal groups, and community organizations. He is currently special adviser to the president of Madagascar.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
PART 1 Real Leadership: The Engine of Progress	1	(56)
Odin, Enron, and the Apes: Distinguishing Real Leadership from Counterfeit Leadership	3	(28)
Diagnostic Work: Determining the Principal Challenge	31	(26)
PART 2 The Six Challenges of Real Leadership	57	(158)
The Activist Challenge: Calling Attention to a Contradiction in Values	59	(30)
The Development Challenge: Cultivating the Latent Capabilities Needed to Progress	89	(26)
The Transition Challenge: Moving from One System of Values to Another	115	(26)
The Maintenance Challenge: Protecting and Sustaining What Is Essential during Hard Times	141	(22)
The Creative Challenge: Doing What Has Never Been Done Before	163	(26)
The Crisis Challenge: Leading in a Period of Extreme Danger	189	(26)
PART 3 Real Leadership in Action	215	(54)
Leading in Multiple Challenges: The Case of T. E. Lawrence	217	(26)
Odin, the Samurai, and You: Taking Responsibility for Yourself as an Instrument of Power	243	(26)
Notes	269	(12)
Index	281	(10)
About the Author	291