Leadership Blind Spots and What To Do About Them

Leadership Blind Spots And What to Do about Them......Page 1
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 15
Part One: Leaders, Blind Spots and Learning – The Issues......Page 17
1: Leaders, Blind Spots and Learning......Page 19
2: A Model of Blind Spots, Learning and Change......Page 37
3: The Consequences of Leaders’ Blind Spots......Page 67
4: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn......Page 83
Part Two: How to Overcome Blind Spots and Accelerate Leaders’ Learning......Page 97
5: The First Practice – Direct Attention......Page 99
6: The Second Practice – Harness Emotions......Page 115
7: The Third Practice – Overcome Defensiveness......Page 131
8: The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Practices – Deepen Sensemaking, Engage Creativity and Reality Check......Page 151
9: The Seventh Practice – Change Behaviour (and Expand Your Comfort Zone!)......Page 179
10: The Eighth Practice – Nurture Integrity......Page 199
11: Equipping Leaders in Complex Times......Page 225
12: The Exercises......Page 237
References and Further Reading......Page 281
Index......Page 297