Leadership blind spots-- and what to do about them /
Karen Blakeley.
- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, �2007.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Leaders, blind spots, and learning : the issues -- Leaders, blind spots, and learning -- A model of blind spots, learning and change -- The consequences of leaders' blind spots -- Learning to lead, leading to learn -- How to overcome blind spots and accelerate leaders' learning -- The first practice : direct attention -- The second practice : harness emotions -- The third practice : overcome defensiveness -- The fourth, fifth and sixth practices : deepen sensemaking, engage creativity, reality check -- The seventh practice : change behaviour -- The eighth practice : nurture integrity -- Equipping leaders in complex times -- The exercises.
"Based on in-depth research, this book shows how and why we develop blind spots that impede our ability to adapt and learn in complex, uncertain environments. Karen Blakeley offers new insights into how leaders learn on-the-job taking into account the emotional as well as rational challenges this type of learning presents. She helps leaders identify the subtle pressures that make it particularly difficult to keep on learning once they move into a leadership role - with potentially serious implications."--Jacket.