The work of leadership
| Heifetz, Ronald A.
Laurie, Donald L. |
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| 1997 | |
| Harvard Business School Publishing | |
| Get on the balcony -- Identify the adaptive challenge | |
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To stay alive, Jack Pritchard had to change his life. Triple bypass surgery and medication could help, the heart surgeon told him, but no technical fix could release Pritchard from his own responsibility for changing the habits of a lifetime. He had to stop smoking, improve his diet, get some exercise, and take time to relax, remembering to breathe more deeply each day. Pritchard’s doctor could provide sustaining technical expertise and take supportive action, but only Pritchard could adapt his ingrained habits to improve his long-term health. The doctor faced the leadership task of mobilizing the patient to make critical behavioral changes; Jack Pritchard faced the adaptive work of figuring out which specific changes to make and how to incorporate them into his daily life. |
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| Self-care, Health
Medical care |
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| Change management
Decision making Developing employees Employee attitudes Employee empowerment Hiring & employment Human behavior Leadership Management styles Motivating Organizational culture Organizational learning |
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| 12 p. | |
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| Harvard Business School Publishing | |
| https://resources.equityinitiative.org/handle/ei/74 |
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