{"product_id":"epidemic-leadership-isbn-9781119787457","title":"Epidemic Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA science-based leadership framework for building capacity and overcoming exhaustion in today’s complex world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an adaptive leadership approach designed to help you (and your followers) thrive and influence in today’s complex age. This book provides a how-to methodology for simply and practically putting the principles of epidemic phenomena into successful practice. By understanding their function in adaptive systems and applying their organizing principles to daily work, you can lead more effectively for greater results, more agile responsiveness, and deeper vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership \u003c\/i\u003esynthesizes science, stories of leadership experience, and practical technique to shape the challenge of “leading in complex environments” into a compelling field guide for leaders who seek to improve results and contribute to a healthier world. You will be inspired, challenged, and practically equipped to begin a journey toward exponential positive impact in this pivotal era.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover a novel leadership approach that’s particularly applicable to tackling the big problems in your workplace and world  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRealize better performance and enhance your ability to create results sooner and more sustainably, across a wider array of processes and topics  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRestore vitality in yourself and those you lead, for renewed hope, enthusiasm and engagement \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompanies and institutions will benefit from the deep capacities \u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e builds. For leaders who struggle to find enough time and energy to create the impact they seek, this book offers a unique path for our challenging times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Understanding Epidemics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy No Good, Very Bad Night in the Emergency Department 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFriday Night in the Emergency Department 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugust 15, 2003, Billings, Montana 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem That Won’t Go Away 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSleep-Deprived Insight 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Good Epidemic—Really? 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood People, Bad Disease 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Epidemic Inevitable 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative to Positive 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Spread Exponentially 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Tap Local Resources 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Are Adaptive: They Flourish Against Resistance and Surprise 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Organize Themselves 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Have “Distributed Intelligence” 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Flower in Instability and Disruption 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Offer a Vaccine Against Narcissism (Unless They’re Traffickers of It) 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking the Good Disease 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwarming Simplicity 33 How Do They Do It? 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge of Complexity 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Not Just Complicated 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Simplicity 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Miracle of Self-Organization 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopping Up When We Least Expect It 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Complexity a New “Thing”? 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does Leading Look Like in Complexity? 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiology’s Answer to Leading: PLV 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Are Epidemics and Leaders Doing in Complexity? 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Leaders Do in Complexity 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Invite a New Framework 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Questions for Leaders 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Math Problem Leaders Face 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomething from Nothing 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Shade of the Mango Tree 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarch, 2018, Masese Town, Jinja District, Uganda 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiracle Parts 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do They Do It? 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1: The Pathogen 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2: Infection 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3: Contagion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Simple Parts to Organizing Principles 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Require “Originating Conditions” 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Require “Defined Interaction” 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Require Multipliers 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics Move Through Networks, a Particularly Powerful Multiplier 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mango Tree, a Year Later 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Creating Epidemics 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Potential Power of Pathogen 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Idea Core with Attracting Hooks 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe SAND Pneumonic 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA = Attractive Antigens 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN = Novel 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD = Dual Interest 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaming the HELP Pathogen 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreating Conditions 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpaces, Containers, and Fields 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Man and a Horse 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gravity of Conditions 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Conditions: Growth Mindset and Polarity Thinking 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial Conditions: Creating Space and Container 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysiological Conditions: Setting the Stage for Relatedness 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigning Interaction 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of Cellular Processes 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Infectious and Contagious Interaction Design 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACE Interaction 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA = Affirmation\/Appreciation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC = Curiosity 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE = Empathy 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Past-Future Reflection-Action Loops 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort-Simple-Small (S3) 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGo Novel 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Principles to Patterns 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Leaders Build Interaction Rules 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMultipliers 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of Many 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Kinds of Social Pathogens 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResistance Is Everywhere 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Multipliers 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEasy Addition 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroadcasting and Storytelling 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMix Numbers and Times 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoop Backs to Loop Forward 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Leaders Leverage Multipliers 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNetworks: The Ultimate Multiplier 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Implications for Epidemics 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks Have Structure, Called Topology 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Content Counts 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks Have Interaction Rules between Nodes via Connections 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNodes Count, Too! 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelp That Can Hurt : How Networks Influence Contagion 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging Networks to Facilitate Contagion 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap, Model, and Move 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet People Off Narrow Bridges and Onto New Islands 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Homophily Happen 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKiller App: The 3D Network 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology and Epidemics 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology Risks to Positive Epidemics 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisinformation 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiminished Attention 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegraded Relatedness 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnti-emergence 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging Technology to Support Epidemic Action 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInviting, Broadcasting, and Convening 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixing Things Up 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning Interaction 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMapping, Modeling, and Learning 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eToward Positive Pestilence 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundational Shifts from Leaders 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective Intelligence 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking Homophily and Diversity 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Biophilia 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemic Leadership as a Platform 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLARRY MCEVOY \u003c\/b\u003eis an emergency physician, executive, entrepreneur, and innovator. He is the founder of Epidemic Leadership, where he focuses on the executive work of creating organizations of exponential performance, adaptivity, and vigor. From 2008 to 2012, McEvoy served as the CEO of Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, CO. He completed his training in emergency medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center and graduated from Stanford Medical School. When he is not working with leaders to create positive epidemics, he can be found, or difficult to find, roaming the wild lands of his Montana homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemics are here to stay, and they’re going to keep coming. The global pandemic is perhapse the most undeniable example of how the problems we face grow bigger than we expect and move faster than we can respond. Epidemics are real threats in themselves, but they also embody how possibilities arise, grow exponentially, and multiply impact in a complex and interconnected world. In such a world, leadership must evolve beyond individual competence to collective positive capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an emergency physician and later as a CEO of Colorado’s largest trauma center, Larry McEvoy witnessed the overwhelming power of both biological epidemics and behavioral ones. As he observed the dynamics underlying the epidemics plaguing his patients and his organizations, he began to explore how biological and social contagions carry a constructive blueprint for a leadership system which delivers abundant results, wide learning, and deep vitality. If the questions of how we lead and organize today are more critical than ever before, epidemics are compelling models for creating a more functional, sustainable, and healthier world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership: How to Lead Infectiously in the Era of Big Problems\u003c\/i\u003e is your invitation to think about leading with a new framework, one grounded in science and built upon simple, accessible concepts and techniques that anyone can put into action. This highly practical book provides a “how-to” approach for leveraging your existing skills into scaled impact that is more effective, more participatory, and more energizing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcEvoy’s innovative framework—grounded in the science of adaptive biological systems—is your real-world guide for getting more done while multiplying your influence and restoring vitality to your human ecosystem. Written for leaders of all levels, \u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e provides you access to a simple yet powerful methodology that is tailored to meet the challenges of the 21st century. For leaders who struggle to find enough time and energy to create the impact they seek, this book will help you shape a positive future for your life, your teams, your companies, and the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for EPIDEMIC LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and timely book. Larry McEvoy, M.D., looking through the lens of an emergency physician, realizes that epidemics can teach us powerful, positive, and practical lessons about leading. Those lessons are not about people at the top using authority to control how things get done. From the perspective of an epidemic, leadership is now about swarming patterns among interconnected networks of people. \u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e engages readers in looking at big problems in a whole new way, inviting all of us to become much more curious about the complex world we live in. McEvoy also goes beyond questions and offers practical applications of the principles of epidemics. This book deserves to go viral, and you will want to be one of those who spreads this infectious message.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jim Kouzes,\u003c\/b\u003e coauthor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Leadership Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e and a Fellow of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that biology shows us the rules and that we can use those rules to build a better world. Mind-bending and practical at the same time.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Joshua Newman,\u003c\/b\u003e MD, MSHS, Physician Executive \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I watched \u003ci\u003eEpidemic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e principles transform our school in Uganda as students and staff alike participated. I’ll never again approach leadership in the same way, and I suspect after reading this book, neither will you.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jean-Kaye Wilson,\u003c\/b\u003e President, H.E.L.P. International \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dr. McEvoy masterfully illustrates how we might use the dynamics that power epidemics to lead in a way that adds to the world rather than steals from it.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Craig Bardenheuer,\u003c\/b\u003e Founder, Create-Innovate-Operate, former VP of Business Innovation, Juniper Networks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A giant leap for how we must see leadership in our times: participatory, infectious, adaptive, agile, and everywhere!” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Arvind Singhal,\u003c\/b\u003e PhD, Marston Endowed Professor of Communication, The University of Texas at El Paso and William J. Clinton Distinguished Fellow, Clinton School of Public Service \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Larry McEvoy nails it: leadership during these times is about convening a community that can create impact through a different kind of relatedness. 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