Transforming the Clunky Organization : Pragmatic Leadership Skills for Breaking Inertia.

TRANSFORMING THE CLUNKY ORGANIZATION -- Contents -- PREFACE: THE PRAGMATIC LEADER AND ORGANIZATIONAL INERTIA -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. THE CHALLENGE OF INERTIA -- Sluggish Organizations: Clunky and Myopic -- The Inertia of the Clunky Tendency -- Sprawling Expansion -- The Inertia of the Myopic Tendency -- The Blinder Traps -- Reaching Potential: Leading for Discovery and Delivery -- Robust Discovery -- Contextual Competence: Leaders as Explorers -- Ideational Competence: Leaders as Innovators -- Focused Delivery -- Political Competence: Leaders as Campaigners -- Managerial Competence: Leaders as Sustainers -- 2. LEADING FOR ROBUST DISCOVERY -- Explore the Context -- Scan for Information -- Read Weak and Strong Signals -- Partner for Direction and Execution -- Facilitate Ideation -- Structure Information Flow -- Frame the Challenge -- Lead for Ideation -- Maintain Hot Group Culture -- 3. LEADING FOR FOCUSED DELIVERY -- Campaign for Support -- Create a Coalition Mind-Set -- Anticipate Where Stakeholders Are Coming From -- Overcome Resistance -- Sustain Momentum -- Monitor for Tight and Loose Execution -- Maintain Commitment and Direction -- CONCLUSION: PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP AND THE COUCH-POTATO ORGANIZATION -- NOTES -- INDEX.

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