Anticipate : the art of leading by looking ahead / Rob-Jan de Jong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Jong, Rob-Jan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Creative ability in business.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : American Management Association, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Leaders need vision. In Anticipate, leadership and strategy expert Rob-Jan de Jong explains that vision requires two crucial skills: the ability to see things early; and to connect the dots, turning early clues into a compelling story about the future of an organization and industry. Readers will discover how to become better at seeing things early; tap into their imagination and open themselves to the unconventional; communicate their vision in a way that engages others and provokes action; frame the big-picture view that provides direction for the future. When companies anticipate change bef

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Unraveling the Mystery; The Vision Thing; Context Sensitivity; Short-Termism; Long-Term Language; The Battle; Part 1: Visionary Content; Chapter 1: The Groundwork; Your Personal Vision; Vision 101; Transformational Leadership; The Alpe d'HuZes; Core Ingredients; Logos, Ethos, and Pathos; The Dark Side; Chapter 2: Tapping Into Your Imagination; Rejuvenated Restaurants; N. N. Living in a Permanent Present; The Image of the Future; Alice in Wonderland; Schemas, Assumptions, and Frames; Two-Faced Friends; Eternal Truths

The Grand IllusionCognitive Dissonance; Neural Networks; Breaking the Frame; That's Funny; Lateral Thinking; WWGD; Blue Ocean; Part 2: Visionary Practices; Chapter 3: Developing Your Visionary Capacity; Visionary Shoes; Made, Not Born; Contained Emergence; A Development Framework; Seeing Things Early; Connecting the Dots; 2x2; Followers; Trend Hoppers; Historians, or Cynics; The Visionary; Deepening the Framework; Narcissistic Distraction; Chapter 4: Seeing Things Early; Reducing Thoughtlessness; Signal and Noise; The Theory of the Car Crash; Market Transitions; Toys in the Boardroom

The Priming PhenomenonFuturePriming; FutureFacts; More Manifestations; The Four Golden Rules; Food for Thought; Missing Traffic Signs; Rubber Hits the Road; Creativity Ignited; Chapter 5: Connecting the Dots; June 12, 2005; A Belgian Tale; Black Swan?; The Tunnel Vision; Irrationality Rules; Frame Blindness; Overconfidence; The Mysterious Guru; Creating Memories of the Future; Shell's Awakening; The Fall of Fortis; Groupthink; So What?; Brilliant or Foolish?; Responsible Visionary Leadership; Part 3: Visionary Self; Chapter 6: Your Visionary Self; On Becoming a Visionary Leader; You!

Utzon's MasterpieceJumping Off the Eiffel Tower; Passion and Authenticity; Discovery Mode; Covey, Stories, and Pearls; Mediating Reality; Danone's Ecosystem; Chapter 7: Mindful Behavior; Solar Roadways; Mindfulnesslessness; Foolish Consistency; Mindfulness, Take Two; Curiosity; Powerful Questions; Conversation Surprise; Working Your Swing; Recategorizing Practices; New Information Practices; Multiple View Practices; Part 4: Visionary Communication; Chapter 8: Igniting Your Followers; Hygiene Factors; Gettysburg Address; The Power of Language; Workhorse Verbs; Notions of Loss

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand WordsMemorable Metaphors; Actionable Analogies; Let Me Tell You a Story . . .; Data with a Soul; Jobs & Pausch; Visionary Checklist; Appendix A: Strategic Questionnaire; Appendix B: Values List; Appendix C: 25 Visionary Development Practices; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author; Free Sample Chapter from Leading at The Edge by Dennis N. T. Perkins, with Margaret P. Holtman and Jillian B. Murphy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814449080

0814449085

OCLC:

897467499