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The Myth of Leadership: Creating Leaderless Organizations
The Myth of Leadership: Creating Leaderless Organizations
ISBN: 0891061991
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 98
Authors:
Jeffrey S. Nielsen
BUY ON AMAZON
Table of Contents
BackCover
The Myth of Leadership--Creating Leaderless Organizations
Preface
Part One: The Context of Leadership
Chapter 1: Rank-Based vs. Peer-Based Thinking in Organizations
TWO CRUCIAL OBSERVATIONS
RANK-BASED LEADERSHIP
THE PEER-BASED ALTERNATIVE
RANK-BASED THINKING
PEER-BASED THINKING
RANK-BASED VS. PEER-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
DANGERS IN NOT CHALLENGING RANK-BASED THINKING
CONCLUSION
Chapter 2: The Myth of Leadership
EXPOSING THE MYTH
RANK-BASED VS. PEER-BASED LEADERSHIP ASSUMPTIONS
UNDESIRABLE RESULTS OF THE MYTH OF LEADERSHIP
THE INFLUENCE OF ASSUMPTIONS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 3: Why Have Leaders?
LEADERSHIP MENTALITY
FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR
NETWORK SOCIETY
RANK-BASED LOGIC VS. PEER-BASED LOGIC
CONCLUSION
Part Two: The Evolution of Organizational Practices
Chapter 4: Strange Attractors and Organizational Practices
CHAOS THEORY
QUALITIES OF SYSTEMS AND STRANGE ATTRACTORS
THE STRANGE ATTRACTOR AND RESILIENCY OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS
RANK-BASED VS. PEER-BASED PRACTICES
ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRACTORS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 5: Big Chief and Hierarchical Rank-Based Organizations
DEVELOPMENT OF A RANK-BASED ORGANIZATION
TWO FORMS OF RANK-BASED ORGANIZATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF RANK-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THE BIG CHIEF ORGANIZATION IN HISTORY
BIG CHIEF ORGANIZATIONS TODAY
THE HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION IN HISTORY
ALFRED SLOAN AND THE HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
REPORTING TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM
CONCLUSION
Part Three: Creating and Managing Peer-Based Organizations
Chapter 6: Creating Peer-Based Organizations
CONDITIONS FOR BECOMING PEER BASED
PEER-BASED THINKING
DESIGNING FOR PEERS--PEER LEADERSHIP COUNCILS AND TASK FORCES
THE STRATEGY DIAMOND
BASIC DESIGN RULES OF A PEER-BASED ORGANIZATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF PEER-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 7: The Strategy of Peer-Based Organizations
THE CATCH-22 OF RANK-BASED MANAGEMENT
THE STRATEGY OF PEER-BASED COUNCILS
THE FOUR KEY AREAS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING
STRATEGY OF DIAMOND STRENGTH
PEER-BASED STRATEGY
THE STRATEGY OF ROTATIONAL LEADERSHIP
CONCLUSION
Chapter 8: Open and Leaderless Peer-Based Organizations
TWO FORMS OF PEER-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
NETWORKS AND PEER-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THE OPEN ORGANIZATION
THE LEADERLESS ORGANIZATION
Concluding Thoughts
TIME TO REDEFINE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE
FROM LEADERS TO MENTORS AND EXEMPLARY LIVES
THE ORGANIC LIFE OF ORGANIZATIONS--SOME PREDICTIONS AND CHALLENGES
References
Index
Index_B
Index_C
Index_D
Index_E
Index_F
Index_G
Index_H
Index_I
Index_J
Index_K
Index_L
Index_M
Index_N
Index_O
Index_P-Q
Index_R
Index_S
Index_T-U
Index_V
Index_W-X
Index_Y-Z
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Sidebars
The Myth of Leadership: Creating Leaderless Organizations
ISBN: 0891061991
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 98
Authors:
Jeffrey S. Nielsen
BUY ON AMAZON
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