Prepared Mind of a Leader Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, and Solve Problems

Name: Prepared Mind of a Leader Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, and Solve Problems
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ISBN: 9780787976804

ISBN-10: 0787976806

ISBN-13: 9780787976804

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bill Welter, Jean Egmon, Bill Welter

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Thinking to stay ahead of change In a complex business climate, people need to make informed decisions and learn how to think flexibly. A leader's most important asset is the ability to sense changes in the environment and adapt to them quickly. The Prepared Mind of a Leader presents an original and effective way to think more flexibly about innovation, strategy, change, and problem solving. It helps leaders anticipate challenges and prepare for both the intended and unintended consequences of change by laying out a program for developing, maintaining, and mobilizing eight key skills: Observing, Challenging, Reflecting, Reasoning, Imagining, Deciding, Learning, and Teaching. These skills…

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List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/24/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.36" wide x 9.41" long x 1.15" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind



Our Foundation and Frameworks



The Only Foundation We Have



Frameworks for Intentional Preparation



The Skills of Prepared Mind Leadership



Observing: Seeing Beyond the Obvious



Reasoning: Moving from the Known to the Undetermined



Imagining: Envisioning the Future Before It Arrives



Challenging: Pushing for Higher and Deeper Thinking



Deciding: Choosing with Consequences in Mind



Learning: Keeping a Developmental Mind-Set



Enabling: Exercising Leadership from the Outside In



Reflecting: Looking Backward, Forward, and Inward



Conclusion: Preparing for Tomorrow


Notes


Acknowledgments


About the Authors


Index