Wave rider : leadership for high performance in a self-organizing world / Harrison Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Harrison, 1935-

Series:

0

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Leadership for high performance in a self-organizing world

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this capstone work of his career, the creator of open space technology applies his lifetime of knowledge and experience to showing how self-organization is the most powerful force in creating high-performing organizations and to detailing the steps to unleash and leverage this power.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction Wave Rider; PART I: Preparation for Wave Riding; Chapter I: The Holy Grail: Superior Performance; Chapter II: High Performance Systems Defined; Chapter III: Getting from Here to There; Chapter IV:The Anomalies; Chapter V: The Open Space Experiment; Chapter VI: Self-Organization: The Key to High Performance Systems?; Chapter VII: How Do We Deal with the Pain?; Chapter VIII: A Spanner in the Works; PART II: The Wave Rider's Guide to the Future; Chapter IX: Becoming a Wave Rider: The Care and Feeding of Self-Organizing Systems

Chapter X: Step1 Do Your Homework Before You StartChapter XI: Step 2 Extend an Invitation; Chapter XII: Step 3 Come to the Circle; Chapter XIII: Step 4 Welcome Passion, Responsibility, and Authentic Leadership; Chapter XIV: Step 5 Remember the Four Principles; Chapter XV: Step 6 Observe the Law of Two Feet; Chapter XVI: Step 7 Keep Grief Working; Chapter XVII: Step 8 Formalize the System; Chapter XVIII: A Day in the Life of; Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U and V; W; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612299148

9781282299146

128229914X

9781576759875

1576759873

OCLC:

476226643