"This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from...

CONTENTS: Part I: What You Need to Know to Lead with Dignity; One. How to Honor Dignity; Two. How to Avoid Violating Dignity; Three. Dignity's Depth and Breadth; Four. Leadership and Human Development: What Is the Connection?; Five. How to Educate Future Leaders about Dignity; Part II: What You...

Introduction -- Experiencing change : the depot manager's story -- The managed approach to change : the management view of the change process -- A complexity view of change : an alternative approach -- Facilitating change : a story of change leadership -- Choosing to change in the face of the...

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The police in national emergency -- Terror in Norway -- Panic and collapse of hierarchy -- Collapse of leadership and coordination -- Complexity and practice -- Organizational practices and leadership -- Communication -- Power, identity, and ethics -- The...