Autorentext

Jennifer Garvey Berger believes that leadership is one of the most vital renewable resources in the world. At a time when organizations are often forging the path rather than following the path of others, leadership is about creating the conditions for people to be their most creative, connected, intelligent selves. She is a founding partner and CEO of Cultivating Leadership, a consultancy that serves executives and executive teams in the private, non-profit, and government sectors around the world. Her clients include Google, Microsoft, Novartis, Wikipedia, and Oxfam International. Jennifer designs and teaches leadership programs, coaches senior teams, and supports new ways of thinking about strategy and people with clients facing these dramatic shifts in complexity, volatility, and change in their workplaces and markets. She blends deep theoretical knowledge with a driving quest for practical ways to make leaders' lives better.Jennifer holds a doctorate in adult development from Harvard University, where she studied under and worked with acclaimed developmental psychologist Robert Kegan. She was an Associate Professor at George Mason University before she left the academy on a mission to connect powerful research and the people doing real work in the world.

Zusammenfassung
Complexity can be a terrible and overwhelming force, or it can be a delightful source of new energy and possibilityit all depends on your ability to escape the mindtraps we fall into and create new habits for a new world.

Inhalt

1. The Five Quirks and How They Become Traps
2. Trapped by Simple Stories: Your Desire for a Simple Story Blinds You to a Real One
3. Trapped by Rightness: Just Because It Feels Right Doesn't Mean It Is Right
4. Trapped by Agreement: Longing for Alignment Robs You of Good Ideas
5. Trapped by Control: Trying to Take Charge Strips You of Influence
6. Trapped by Ego: Shackled to Who You Are Now, You Can't Reach for Who You'll Be Next
7. Building a Ladder to Escape the Mindtraps