Embracing uncertainty : the essence of leadership / Phillip G. Clampitt and Robert J. DeKoch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clampitt, Phillip G.

Contributor:

Dekoch, Robert J., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Uncertainty.

Risk management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This guide offers a different approach from the misleading formulae for success offered by much self-help business literature. The authors believe that in today's turbulent competitive environment, it is necessary to embrace uncertainty and set more realistic expectations.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; Tables; Figures; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE; 1 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF "EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY?"; 2 WHY DO PEOPLE SUPPRESS UNCERTAINTY?; 3 WHAT IS UNCERTAINTY, ANYWAY?; 4 HOW IS THE ILLUSION OF CERTAINTY CREATED?; 5 WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF CREATING ARTIFICIAL CERTAINTY?; PART II EMBRACING THE CHALLENGE; 6 HOW CAN YOU "EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY?"; 7 HOW CAN YOU CULTIVATE AN AWARENESS OF UNCERTAINTY?; 8 HOW CAN YOU PROCESS UNCERTAINTY?; 9 HOW CAN YOU CATALYZE ACTION DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES?

10 DOES "EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY" REALLY WORK?APPENDICES; Appendix A THE WORKING CLIMATE SURVEY; Appendix B SCORING AND INTERPRETING THE WORKING CLIMATE SURVEY; Appendix C NORMATIVE DATA RESULTS; Appendix D THE HISTORY OF THE INSTRUMENT; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INDEX

Notes:

First published 2001 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-29144-4

1-315-29145-2

1-280-91215-4

9786610912155

0-7656-1153-8

9781315291451

OCLC:

476081723