{"product_id":"reading-the-room-isbn-9780470903438","title":"Reading the Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReading the Room\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned systems psychologist and family therapist David Kantor applies his theory of structural dynamics to help leaders and coaches understand and improve communication within their teams. He helps readers understand how and why they and their teams communicate differently when faced with low-stakes or high-stakes situations, and he provides a framework to help improve leadership behavior in high-stakes situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging that early personal history and adult relationships have an impact on individual leadership and communication, the author discusses how leaders’ awareness of their personal histories can help them become more effective in their leadership teams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with the information outlined in this groundbreaking book, coaches and leaders will be able to: intervene effectively to produce positive change in both the group’s dynamics and its outcomes, help people in the room alter their behavior to better reach their aspirations, identify the recurring sequences of behavior taking place in a group, understand why differing individual preferences for boundaries and rules affect their conversation, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten to help readers understand the reasons why leaders and teams get along—or don’t—when they communicate in a group, this book will serve as the leader’s “go-to” resource for insight and perspective in leading their team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Reading the Room: Introduction and Framework 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One A Complete Language for Understanding Leader Behavior 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Level I: Action Stances: The Four-Player Model 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Level II: Domains of Communication: Affect, Power, and Meaning 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Level III: Systems in Control of Speech 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive The Behavioral Profile: A Synthesis of Levels I, II, and III 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Identity and Leader Behavior in High Stakes 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Level IV: Stories, Identity, and Structured Behavior 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Narrative Purpose 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEight Leader Behavior in High-Stakes Situations 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine The Heroic Leader in Crisis 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Sources and Signs of Moral Corruption in Leaders 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Models and the Ultimate Leader 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eELEVEN From Personal Model to Leadership Model 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWELVE Building a Leadership Model 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHIRTEEN A Model for Living 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFOURTEEN Beyond the Behavioral Profile 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFIFTEEN A Structural Dynamics Analysis of Barack Obama 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAFTERWORD Where Structural Dynamics Goes from Here 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 403\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Kantor, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is a systems psychologist, organizational consultant, and clinical researcher. Kantor was formerly the head of Monitor Kantor Enterprises (MKE), a business unit of Monitor Group. Kantor has been a professor at Harvard University, Harvard University Medical School, and Tufts University Medical School. He also founded and served as director of the Kantor Family Institute, a postgraduate training center in Boston, and The Kantor Institute, a training center for consultants, coaches, and leaders.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReading the Room\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned systems psychologist and family therapist David Kantor applies his theory of structural dynamics to help leaders and coaches understand and improve communication within their teams. He helps readers understand how and why they and their teams communicate differently when faced with low-stakes or high-stakes situations, and he provides a framework to help improve leadership behavior in high-stakes situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging that early personal history and adult relationships have an impact on individual leadership and communication, the author discusses how leaders’ awareness of their personal histories can help them become more effective in their leadership teams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with the information outlined in this groundbreaking book, coaches and leaders will be able to: intervene effectively to produce positive change in both the group’s dynamics and its outcomes, help people in the room alter their behavior to better reach their aspirations, identify the recurring sequences of behavior taking place in a group, understand why differing individual preferences for boundaries and rules affect their conversation, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten to help readers understand the reasons why leaders and teams get along—or don’t—when they communicate in a group, this book will serve as the leader’s “go-to” resource for insight and perspective in leading their team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989918925029,"sku":"NP9780470903438","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470903438.jpg?v=1761785906","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reading-the-room-isbn-9780470903438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}