The Prepared Mind of a Leader
：Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, and Solve Problems
( J-B US non-Franchise Leadership )
Publication subTitle ：Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, and Solve Problems
Publication series ：J-B US non-Franchise Leadership
Author： Bill Welter
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2005
E-ISBN: 9780787981945
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780787976804
Subject： F272.9 Enterprise Administrative Management
Language： ENG
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Description
Thinking to stay ahead of change
In a complex business climate, people need to make informed decisions and learn how to think flexibly. A leader's most important asset is the ability to sense changes in the environment and adapt to them quickly. The Prepared Mind of a Leader presents an original and effective way to think more flexibly about innovation, strategy, change, and problem solving. It helps leaders anticipate challenges and prepare for both the intended and unintended consequences of change by laying out a program for developing, maintaining, and mobilizing eight key skills: Observing, Challenging, Reflecting, Reasoning, Imagining, Deciding, Learning, and Teaching. These skills provide a framework that the thoughtful leader or manager can use to approach issues of strategy, innovation, and more. Chapters feature interactive tools that will help readers develop each of the key skills.
Bill Welter (Bartlett, IL) is President of Adaptive Strategies, a consulting firm focused on helping clients in a wide range of industries to deal with change. Jean Egmon (Wilmette, IL) is Director of the Complexity in Action Network and on the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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