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A failure of nerve : leadership in the age of the quick fix / Edwin H. Friedman ; editors, Margaret M. Treadwell, Edward W. Beal.

Friedman, Edwin H.; Treadwell, Margaret M.; Beal, Edward W.
2007
158.4 F911f 2007
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Title
A failure of nerve : leadership in the age of the quick fix / Edwin H. Friedman ; editors, Margaret M. Treadwell, Edward W. Beal.
Author
Friedman, Edwin H.
Edition
[New ed.].
ISBN
9781596270428 (pbk.)
159627042X (pbk.)
Imprint
New York : Seabury Books, ©2007.
Language
English
Description
xi, 260 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
158.4 F911f 2007
System Control No.
(OCoLC)72988469
(OCoLC)72988469
Summary
Friedman's insights about our regressed, "seatbelt society," oriented toward safety rather than adventure, help explain the sabotage that leaders constantly face today. Suspicious of the "quick fixes" and instant solutions that sweep through our culture only to give way to the next fad, he argues for strength and self-differentiation as the marks of true leadership. His formula for success is more maturity, not more data; stamina, not technique; and personal responsibility, not empathy. This book was unfinished at the time of Friedman's death, and originally published in a limited edition. This new edition makes his life-changing insights and challenges to a new generation of readers.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: the problem with leadership
Imaginative gridlock and the spirit of adventure
A society in regression
Data junkyards and data junkies : the fallacy of expertise
Survival in a hostile environment : the fallacy of empathy
Autocracy versus integrity : the fallacies of self
Take five
Emotional triangles
Crisis and sabotage : the keys to the kingdom
Epilogue: the presence of the past.
Added Author
Treadwell, Margaret M.
Beal, Edward W.
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