Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change

by Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linsky

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Drawing on decades of research and consulting at Harvard Kennedy School, Heifetz and Linsky present a practical framework for exercising adaptive leadership when facing complex organisational challenges. The book addresses the real dangers leaders face when pushing for change, offering strategies for manageing resistance, staying politically astute, and maintaining personal resilience.

Published:: 2002
Pages:: 288

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In this collection, Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change references 4 other books.

It draws on The Fifth Discipline, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Emotional Intelligence.

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Heifetz's concept of 'getting on the balcony' to observe systemic patterns complements Senge's systems thinking approach in The Fifth Discipline for understanding organisational dynamics

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The Fifth Discipline

by Peter Senge

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Heifetz's distinction between technical problems and adaptive challenges extends Covey's principle of beginning with the end in mind to organisational-level leadership dilemmas

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

by Stephen Covey

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Heifetz's emphasis on manageing oneself emotionally while leading dangerous change builds on Goleman's Emotional Intelligence framework for self-regulation under pressure

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Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

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Both Drucker and Heifetz address the executive's responsibility to make hard choices; Heifetz extends Drucker's effectiveness principles to the specific dangers of leading adaptive change

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The Effective Executive

by Peter Drucker

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