Today's managers and leaders are faced with paralyzing challenges.
There is never enough time or resources to get everything
accomplished, and every organization is constantly being pulled in
multiple directions. Every decision has consequences—some
immediate, some longer-term. Add to these challenges the politics
of corporate culture, where issues of power, influence, and
authority are constantly in play. Whether you are a CEO, business
owner, department head, team leader, or in any other managerial
position, you need to learn how to navigate these treacherous
shoals—to be flexible and decisive, supportive and commanding,
tactical and strategic. In this fascinating analysis of business
life, James Lucas identifies over a dozen fundamental paradoxes of
leadership and demonstrates how the greatest leaders embrace,
rather than avoid, them. From exercise authority and share power to
encourage cooperation and encourage conflict, Lucas shows readers
how to pursue seemingly incompatible goals simultaneously and
thrive in a world of ambiguity. Whether you are formally in charge
or find yourself in a position of de facto influence, this book
will open your mind to new ways of solving problems, overcoming
inertia, and turning uncertainty into opportunity. For more
information and resources, please visit
www.paradoxbasedleadership.com. Today's leaders are faced with
paralyzing challenges. There is never enough of anything to get
everything accomplished. Every decision has consequences—some
immediate, some longer-term, all serious. Every organization is
constantly being pulled in multiple directions, and our frustration
can swell as we see value in all of them. One authority instructs
us to take charge, while another tells us to empower our employees.
We're instructed to challenge our people with high expectations,
and to allow for human error; to tightly align our organizations,
and to open them organizations up to all possibilities. We face one
crippling dilemma after another. Are we going to do A or B? The
answer is yes, we're going to do it all. We're going to have high
expectations and high tolerance; strong leadership that takes a
back seat; crisp alignment with anarchic creativity. Whether you
are a CEO, division or department head, team leader, or
entrepreneur, you're going to learn how to navigate these
treacherous shoals—to be flexible and decisive, supportive and
commanding, tactical and strategic. For more information and
resources, please visit www.paradoxbasedleadership.com. Great
leaders understand that leadership is a both/and, not an either/or
game. In this groundbreaking book, James Lucas demonstrates how to
pursue seemingly incompatible goals and thrive in a world of
ambiguity. You'll see that, while a paradox seems to require
irreconcilable actions, it is only an apparent contradiction. The
value comes from seeing through the illusion. You will explore
twenty fundamental paradoxes of leadership, culture, talent
management, and strategy. You'll learn how to embrace, rather than
avoid, these unavoidable paradoxes, examine both sides find
practical techniques for avoiding common pitfalls, and ultimately
discover creative solutions that reconcile apparently conflicting
priorities. Whether you are formally in charge or find yourself in
a position of de facto influence anywhere in your organization,
this book will open your mind to new ways of thinking and allow you
to turn uncertainty into opportunity. You've always sensed that
these paradoxes were there. With this book, you'll be able to bring
them into the light and make them work for you.
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