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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820032403321

Autore

Clampitt Phillip G

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-315-29144-4

1-315-29145-2

1-280-91215-4

9786610912155

0-7656-1153-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DekochRobert J. <1952->

Disciplina

658.4/092

Soggetti

Leadership

Uncertainty

Risk management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2001 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.