{"product_id":"the-end-of-leadership-as-we-know-it-isbn-9781394171736","title":"The End of Leadership as We Know It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaximize your leadership impact with the latest insights and research from the field of adaptive leadership\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe End of Leadership as We Know It\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of veteran executive and leadership strategists delivers an expert analysis of the ten most common errors leaders make when attempting to address disruption and concrete strategies for avoiding them. In the book, you’ll find ways to apply the latest research in adaptive leadership and complexity to your own leadership style and achieve the impact you seek to have on your business, your followers, and yourself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors explain how to rethink the essence of leadership during times of flux and show you how to deal with unpredictable situations. You’ll also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to identify the devastating blind spots caused by current approaches to leadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for unleashing the creativity and potential of employees, rather than controlling them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTough-love feedback for contemporary leaders doing their best to deliver results in an increasingly uncertain and volatile business environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of creativity and inspirational energy, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Leadership as We Know It\u003c\/i\u003e will benefit managers, executives, board members, business students and other current and aspiring business leaders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDr. Marshall Goldsmith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Making a Difference in Our Complex Times 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 It’s Not About You 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Leading through expertise rather than relationships\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Vulnerability Paradox 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Projecting confidence at the expense of humility\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Stop Strategizing and Start Doing 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Separating strategizing from executing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Freeing Your People with Purpose- Driven Simple Rules 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Talking about purpose without operationalizing it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Why Community Organizers Consistently Beat Superheroes 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Saving the day instead of building teams that solve problems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Vive la Résistance! 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Overcoming resistance to change rather than working with it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Resilience Beats Efficiency 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Cutting costs to the point of becoming brittle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Siren Song of Certainty 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Seeking certainty at the expense of reality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Data- Driven Decisions Still Need a Driver 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Replacing judgment with data\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 When Best Isn’t Best 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrap to avoid: Assuming “best practices” are right for your situation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Conclusion: The End of Leadership in a Quantum Age 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVE GARCIA\u003c\/b\u003e is a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He helps clients build and lead faster, higher-impact, and more adaptive  organizations in rapidly changing, complex environments. He has extensive experience as both an executive and executive educator.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAN FISHER\u003c\/b\u003e is a consulting psychologist and Co-founder of the Institute for Contemporary Leadership and a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He has significant experience coaching and advising executives and their teams.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary leaders understand that the ways of doing things that worked so well for so long are no longer cutting it. Leadership frameworks and organizational strategies that used to deliver results are constantly being upended and disrupted by a world that no longer offers us stable ground or waits around for leaders to catch up. So, what’s a leader to do when the old tools no longer do the trick? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe End of Leadership as We Know It,\u003c\/i\u003e a team of award-winning executive and leadership strategists delivers a practical and insightful analysis of the most common errors leaders make when trying to tackle disruption, as well as a set of concrete strategies for avoiding those mistakes. The authors demonstrate how to apply the latest research in adaptive leadership and complexity to your own style in order to generate an outsized, positive impact on your business, your followers, and yourself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the book, you’ll learn to rethink the essence of leadership during times of flux and change. You’ll discover how to deal with unpredictable situations by addressing the massive blind spots generated by the traditional approach to leadership. \u003ci\u003eThe End of Leadership as We Know It\u003c\/i\u003e also presents strategies for unleashing the creativity and full potential of your employees by giving up on the idea of control as a positive characteristic of leadership. It offers tough-love feedback for contemporary leaders doing their best to achieve results and hit targets during increasingly  uncertain and volatile times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with inspirational energy and bursting with creativity, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Leadership as We Know It\u003c\/i\u003e will prove invaluable to managers, executives,  directors, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders who seek a new, effective, and powerful framework for leading others at work.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE END OF LEADERSHIP AS WE KNOW IT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Operating in volatility and complexity is not for the faint-hearted. The old rules no longer apply. Garcia and Fisher provide a practical and thoughtful guide to avoid the traps so many leaders keep falling into.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jennifer Paylor, Head of Global Talent Innovation, Capgemini\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Learning to become a trusted leader starts with the willingness to embrace uncertainty, the humility to change how you approach your colleagues and  employees, and the discipline to lead with listening first. \u003ci\u003eThe End of Leadership as We Know It\u003c\/i\u003e perfectly captures how leaders must journey into this new age  of management that seeks to foster collaboration and creativity.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Best Selling Author and World’s #1 Executive Coach\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In these dynamic times where barriers to entry are falling and opportunities for innovation accelerating, leaders need to adapt their approach. Garcia and Fisher outline the main leadership traps in this evolving landscape and propose simple, effective strategies that leaders can use to help their companies win in the marketplace.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Philip Hammarskjold, Executive Chairman, Hellman \u0026amp; Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Garcia and Fisher provide a new holistic approach to navigating the traps that executives must avoid if they are to lead adaptive and effective organizations. Full of practical strategies and insightful wisdom, this guide gives leaders the tools they need to thrive amidst disruption and turn complexity to their advantage.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jesse Cohn, Managing Partner, Elliott Management\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Leadership has never been easy. And the modern world is only making it harder. One frequently hears terms like vulnerability and leading without authority, but all too often beneath the bromide there is no substance. 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