{"product_id":"mastering-leadership-isbn-9781119147190","title":"Mastering Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are \u003ci\u003ein over their heads\u003c\/i\u003e, whether they know it or not. The most successful organizations over time are the best led.  While this has always been true, today escalating global complexity puts leadership effectiveness at a premium. \u003ci\u003eMastering Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e involves developing the effectiveness of leaders—individually and collectively—and turning that leadership into a competitive advantage. This comprehensive roadmap for optimal leadership features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreakthrough research that connects increased leadership effectiveness with enhanced business performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first fully integrated Universal Model of Leadership—one that integrates the best theory and research in the fields of Leadership and Organizational Development over the last half century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA free, online self-assessment of your leadership, using the Leadership Circle Profile, visibly outlining how you are currently leading and how to develop even greater effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe five stages in the evolution of leadership—Egocentric, Reactive, Creative, Integral, and Unitive—along with the organizational structures and cultures that develop at each of these stages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSix leadership practices for evolving your leadership capability at a faster pace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA map of your optimal path to greater leadership effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase stories that facilitate pragmatic application of this Leadership Development System to your particular situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timeless, authoritative text provides a systemic approach for developing your senior leaders and the leadership system of your organization. It does not recommend quick fixes, but argues that real development requires a strategic, long-term, and integrated approach in order to forge more effective leaders and enhanced business performance. \u003ci\u003eMastering Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e offers a developmental pathway to bring forth the highest and best use of yourself, your life, and your leadership.  By more meaningfully deploying all of who you are every day, individually and collectively, you will achieve a leadership legacy consistent with your highest aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction A Universal Model of Leadership and The Leadership Circle Profile Assessment xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Book Came to Be 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Better Model of Leadership 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Promise of This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Books in One 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake the LCP Self-Assessment 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing Full Circle 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Promise of Leadership: Meeting the High Bar of Expectations 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Bar of Experience and Expectations 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Matters 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Universal Promises of Leadership 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroken Leadership Promises 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping the Promise 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leadership Agenda 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Leadership Effectiveness and Business Performance: The Primary Competitive Advantage 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the Research Shows 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Your Leadership Quotient? 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvocative Questions 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective Effectiveness 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective Effectiveness and Intelligence 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Mastery and Maturity, Consciousness and Complexity: The Leadership Development Agenda 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTriumph and Failure of the Inner Game 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetency is Only Half the Game 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Games of Leadership 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInner Game Runs the Outer Game 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLitany of the Literature 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Foundational Premises 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsciousness and Complexity 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Complexity: Redundant Polarities and Problems 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Obvious Points of Leverage 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leadership Imperative 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Core Argument 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncommon Sense 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective Wisdom 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Global Leadership Imperative 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Stages of Development: The Backbone of the Universal Model of Leadership 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStages of Development Framework 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Universal Model of Leadership 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorrelation Conclusions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrajectory of Life-Long Development 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildhood: Seeing Development the Easy Way 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentity is at the Core 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Five Levels of Leadership: Structures of Mind and Performance 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgocentric Leadership 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReactive Leadership 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Leadership 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegral Leadership 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnitive Leadership 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Universal Model and Metrics: Global Leadership, Cross-Cultural, and Gender Application 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask and Relationship—Horizontal Axis 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Dynamic Model 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Leadership 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLink to Performance and Effectiveness 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic Polarities 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversality of the Model 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase in Point: Cross-Cultural Application in Rural Uganda 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and the Universal Model 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage of Development Research 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Implications 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Leadership System: The Central Organizing System 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Systems of Organizational Effectiveness 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhole Systems Approach to Developing Leadership 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Compelling Case Studies 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwning Development from the Top 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Reactive Leadership: An Insufficient Triumph of Development 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance Review 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeave Your Ego at the Door 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Dare You to Tell Me the Truth 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Primary Movements 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of Reactive Mind 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Operating Beliefs 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting It All Together 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leadership Agenda 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Reactive Leadership at Work: From Patriarchy to Partnership 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from Patriarchy to Partnership 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating Two Journeys 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Core Reactive Types 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGifts of Each Type 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGifts Hung on a Reactive Structure 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReactive Dynamics—True to Type 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReactive Type Dynamics in the Universal Model 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Selection Process—Creating Collective Patterns of Patriarchy 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Creative Leadership: Fulfilling the Promise of Leadership 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance Review 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hero’s Journey 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the Transition Looks Like 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalking About It Without Knowing It 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Structure 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Structure of Identity 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestructuring Identity Beliefs 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for Leading Change 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Mind and Performance 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlignment 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePath of Development—Move Toward Your Near Enemy 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eType Through Stage 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Organizations 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiteracy in the Pathways of Transformation 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Currents of Transformation 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Six Leadership Practices: Spiritual Boot Camp for Leaders 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice 1: Discerning Purpose 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice 2: Distilling Vision 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice 3: Knowing Your Doubts and Fears 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice 4: Engage in Authentic, Courageous Dialogue 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice 5: Develop Intuition, Open to Inspiration 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice 6: Think Systemically 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePath of Mastering Leadership 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Integral Leadership: Built for Complexity, Designed for Transformation 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrief Summary of Stages 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServant of the System 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaturing Intuition 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing the Entire Development Spectrum 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding Unresolvedness, Conflict, and Tension 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Within, So Without 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Meeting of Twin Opposites 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave You Ever Once Asked Me What I Want? 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShadow Side of the Universal Model 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFierce Compassion, The Dance of Enemies 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is Change so Difficult? 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegral Leadership Imperative 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Unity: Journey’s End, Development Turned Upside Down 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaves on the Ocean 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Self, All God 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Turned Upside Down 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Arguments for Development 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Me, Not Me 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnity Leadership 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Leadership Circle Profile Summary Dimensions 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Theorists Integrated into The Leadership Circle Universal Model of Leadership 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 000\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT J. ANDERSON\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder and Chairman of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group. He has been a pacesetter and visionary in the leadership development field for 30 years.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM A. ADAMS\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group. He has been a practice leader in the field for 30 years. His clients include the CEOs and teams of major Fortune 500 corporations (public and private) and private equity start-up businesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith The Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group team.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe wrote this book because, after a combined 60 years' of working with leaders on their development, we know there is a far better way to go about it. The current \"state-of-the-art\" of the Leadership Development field is not up to the task of developing leaders for the complex challenges we are facing now, let alone for the future.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need leaders of greater effectiveness and integrity, mastery and maturity, courage and compassion, competence and character, consciousness and wisdom. We need those leaders now. Not only is complexity outpacing the development of effective and consciously competent leaders, but the world is facing a leadership crisis. Our collective welfare, organizationally and globally, depends on our ability to develop leaders that are up to the challenge of creating a thriving future for everyone.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of our approaches to developing leaders are inadequate. They are episodic, not systemic; individually focused, instead of individually and collectively focused; they are too often superficial, lacking the depth required for genuine breakthrough; and they are generally sponsored, not led, by top leadership. Add to this, that the field of Leadership Development is a random collection of unintegrated theory and research. As long as we continue to approach the development of leadership this way we will continue to fall short. We wrote this book to document how we have changed this and to raise the bar on how to develop great leadership.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one compelling read, \u003ci\u003eMastering Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e integrates the best theory, research and practice into the first Universal Model of Leadership to arise in the field. It radically shifts the understanding of extraordinary leadership and how to champion its development. It thoroughly describes the sequential stages of leadership mastery and maturity. It outlines six powerful practices that will reliably evolve your leadership, individually and collectively. As we unfold the Universal Model, chapter-by-chapter, we provide research that links all of this to measures of leadership effectiveness and business performance; metrics to assess your progress; and case studies to guide your own transformational success story. Research and case studies demonstrate the transformative capability of the Universal Model and demonstrate how to implement a systemic approach to the development of leaders and the Leadership System of your organization.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe wrote this book for all of us. For most of us in leadership, complexity is outpacing our rate of development. We are in over our heads whether we know it or not. We invite you to accelerate the development of your leadership effectiveness by taking \u003ci\u003eThe Leadership Circle Profile Self-Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e that comes with this book. The assessment, which measures leadership effectiveness through the lens of the Universal Model, in combination with this book, is a complete leadership development system. Together, they take you on a deep dive into the terrain of transformation, yours and your organization's.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need better leaders at all levels—men and women who create thriving futures, healthy cultures \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e competitive companies; who balance short-term profitability with long-term sustainability; who create a better world. Mastering leadership is now a strategic priority, a competitive advantage and a global imperative. By committing to this imperative you can:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop through each stage in the journey of mastering leadership.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTurn your leadership capabilities into a distinct competitive advantage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivate leaders in your organization with a proven leadership development system.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInfuse every business conversation with leadership guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd much more…\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMastering Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete system for developing yourself, your team and your organization's Leadership System to maximize performance. It is our sincere hope that this book will support your leadership for life.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Mastering\u003c\/i\u003e LEADERSHIP  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the definitive book on leadership principles and practices! Expansive and practical at the same time, \u003ci\u003eMastering Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is for forward-thinking leaders who want the most essential leadership lessons analyzed and presented in one astute place. Anderson and Adams' Universal Model synthesizes everything that leadership theory thus far has to offer. Read it, apply its principles, and you witness the transformation in yourself and everyone in your circle!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Marshall Goldsmith,\u003c\/b\u003e Author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eTriggers\u003c\/i\u003e, Top-ranked Executive Coach, Author of bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is no shortage of information on leadership theory—Google will return over 15,000,000 results in .32 seconds. However, in their new book, \u003ci\u003eMastering Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, Adams and Anderson turn theory into practice by framing great leadership as a purposeful pursuit rather than a genetic anomaly. Their leadership model provides a well proven framework that allows leaders to assess their strengths and needs. Importantly, it also provides the practical knowledge and tools to enable a transition to greater effectiveness. This book should be a well-worn staple in every leader's '10 Essentials.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—John Mendel, \u003c\/b\u003eExecutive Vice President, Automotive, American Honda  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is not a book written for bedtime reading. Its ideas need to be examined in the bright light of day and then…for the courageous…put into practice. The authors have very skillfully woven a tapestry with threads from extensive research, years of experience, philosophy, and metaphysics. The Leadership Circle Profile (LCP) and the Universal Model of Leadership (UML) are tools that empirically guide the reader on a journey of self-discovery and growth. Their application breeches the barriers of traditional thinking and carries the reader into the realm of Unity Leadership. The demands on today's leaders to produce high-performing and highly-productive organizations has never been greater. Therefore, understanding the correlation between business performance and leadership effectiveness has never been more important. This book helps leaders answer the question posed in one of the book's case studies: 'What would you do if you could?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Stephen Ewing,\u003c\/b\u003e Chairman of the Board of AAA Michigan and ACG, Retired President and Chief Operating Officer of MCN Energy Group Inc., Retired Vice Chair of DTE Energy  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a testimony that love and power and clear purpose can co-exist. It gives form and proof that leadership is a human function. You can define it, measure it, teach it, and yet, in the end, our capacity to be honest with ourselves and fulfill our promises to each other is decisive. The book offers the integration of mind and matter, depth and relatedness; rare combinations in the modern world of speed, convenience, and scale. Read the book. Put it under your pillow. Speak of it to others.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Peter Block,\u003c\/b\u003e Partner of Designed Learning and Author of \u003ci\u003eFlawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used; Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989581283557,"sku":"NP9781119147190","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119147190.jpg?v=1761784684","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mastering-leadership-isbn-9781119147190","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}