Systems Leadership Creating Positive Organisations

Name: Systems Leadership Creating Positive Organisations
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ISBN: 9780566087004

ISBN-10: 0566087006

ISBN-13: 9780566087004

Edition: 2007

Authors: I. A. N. MACDONALD, Catherine BURKE, Karl STEWART

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This book is concerned with how people come together to achieve a productive purpose. Human survival has always depended upon our ability to form and sustain social organisations. People have a deep need to be creative and to belong. By creating positive organisations we can fulfil these needs and build a worthwhile society. Such organisations do not occur by chance; a positive organisation is created by the hard work of leaders and members and influenced by the way the organisation is designed, especially its systems. All this needs to be based on an understanding of sound, general principles of behaviour. This book outlines that work; how to build a positive organisation in terms of…

Book details

List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/7/2016
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.88" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Preface and acknowledgments


Systems leadership: what use is theory?



Principles



Introduction


What is work?


Human capacity


Meritocracy


Associations and employment hierarchies


The work of the board


Leadership, power and authority


Levels of work



The work of leadership: creating a culture


Leadership, policy and systems


Task formulation and assignment


Authorities and role relationships


Key systems


Teams and teamwork



The process of successful change - how it is achieved


SSA


How to design systems


Creating high performance teams


Core social process skills for leaders


What difference has this made?


Implementation - discipline or dogma


Who is there to guard the guards?


Complementary theories and practices



Book conclusion


References



Figures from systems leadership


Case studies


Index