Innovative Leadership in Times of Compelling Changes : Strategies, Reflections and Tools

• Autore: Marques Joan
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 pages)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Notes on Contributors -- Part I: Personal Leadership to Address Spiritual Challenges and Invoke Design Thinking -- Chapter 1: Awakened Leadership: Leading with Light -- Introduction -- Leadership and Wakefulness -- Four Approaches -- Face the Music -- Words of Wisdom -- Awakened Leadership: A Behavioral Road Map -- Case in Point: Marc Benioff and Salesforce -- Awakened Leaders in Reflection -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflective Questions -- References -- Chapter 2: Mindfulness as a Strategy to Weather Challenges -- Physiological Issues -- Positive Psychology and Sociology -- Mindfulness as a Sociological Construct -- Does Culture Matter? -- Charting an Understanding of Relationships -- Looking Inside Out or Outside In -- Social Identity -- Intersectionality -- Intersectionality as a Metaphor -- Identity Politics -- Pulling the Stands of Sociological Implications Together -- Authentic Leadership -- Weathering Challenges -- Understanding the Nature and Environment of Academic Research with Reference to Mindfulness -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflective Questions -- References -- Chapter 3: Inclusive Leadership in an Increasingly Diversified World -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of Inclusion -- Current Inclusion Concerns -- Inclusive Leadership -- Top Leadership -- Featured Case in Point: Dimexon Diamonds Ltd -- Managerial Leadership -- Empowered Individuals -- Disempowered Individuals -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 4: Leading Reflectively: Treading the Noble Eightfold Path -- Introduction -- How Buddhism Fits In -- Right View -- Right Intention -- Right Speech -- Right Action -- Right Livelihood -- Right Effort -- Right Mindfulness -- Right Concentration -- Living and Leading with the Eightfold Path: A Personal Leadership Choice -- Chapter Takeaways. ; Chapter-End Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 5: Innovative Leadership: Tools and Techniques to Acquire Innovative and Inspiring Ideas -- Introduction -- The Miracle of Your Subconscious Mind -- Creativity Versus Innovation -- How to Spark Innovation? -- What Is Innovative Leadership? -- Hallmarks of Innovative Leaders -- The Role of Innovative Leaders to Encourage Innovation -- A Blueprint to Acquire Innovative and Inspiring Ideas -- Innovative Tools and Techniques to Acquire Innovative and Inspiring Ideas -- Acquire Every Piece of Related Information -- Innovation in Global Organizations -- Summary -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 6: Transcending Emerging Barriers Through Patience -- Introduction -- Meaning and Manifestation of Patience -- Patience in Religious Perspective -- Patience and Stoicism -- Patience and Leadership -- Growth Takes Patience and Perseverance -- Patience and the Zen of Learning -- Barriers in Organizations -- Mistrust -- Stereotypes and Prejudice -- Harassment, Discrimination, Injustice, and Toxic Environment -- Envy in the Workplace -- Lack of Harmony -- Mismanagement of Diversity and Backlash -- Benefits of Patience -- Patience and Positive Emotions -- Fostering Creativity -- Patience and Teamwork -- Celebrating Diversity -- Patience and Happiness -- Empathy -- Cultivating Patience with Mindfulness -- Concluding Thoughts -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection/Questions -- References -- Chapter 7: "The Soft Overcomes the Hard": Inspirations for Leadership in the Twenty-First Century from Daoism -- Introduction -- Women's Multiple Barriers to Leadership -- Differences in Leadership Styles -- Is There an "Ideal" Way of Leadership? -- Chinese Philosophy, Daoism, and Yin-Yang Logic -- Daoism and Leadership -- The Dao De Jing and the Feminine (Female) -- Softness and Weakness. ; The Water Metaphor -- Constructing a Leadership Style Inspired by Daoism -- Key Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 8: Nurturing Empathy -- Leading with Empathy -- Empathy Skepticisms -- Empathy in Diverse Organizations -- Cultivating "Selfish Empathy" -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Part II: Leading Innovatively to Address Strategic and Spiritual Challenges -- Chapter 9: Inclusive Leadership in a Creatively Compelling World -- Introduction -- Five Compelling Opportunities for Leadership -- The Mythos of the Makers -- The Challenge: Taking a Relational Perspective -- Mind the Gap -- Embracing Change as Imperative -- Putting People First -- Commitment to Values -- Making It Real -- Re-mything Ourselves -- Traditional Challenge Coping Mechanisms -- Now: Mythic Economy -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 10: Understanding and Reformulating Mental Models -- Introduction -- The Fundamental Purpose of Mental Models -- Featured Case in Point: Utilizing User's Mental Models for Technology Adoption -- Problems with Mental Models -- Mental Models Built with and without Cultural Knowledge -- Stale Mental Models -- Mental Models Built on False Information -- Oversimplified Mental Models -- Mental Models Built on Miscommunicated and Misinterpreted Information -- Mental Models Built by Misapplying Valid Knowledge -- Incomplete Mental Models -- Mental Models Ignoring True Information -- Mental Models and Leadership -- Enablers and Stumbling Blocks -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 11: Nurturing Sustainability as a Future-Oriented Strategy -- Introduction -- Nurturing a Culture of Balancing People, Profit, and Planet as a Future Strategy -- Characteristics of Leaders to Lead the Nurturing of Sustainable Practice as a Future Strategy. ; Let us Delve Deeper -- Good Leaders from a Business Perspective -- Good Leaders from an Emotive Perspective -- Good Questions to Ask Leaders Are as Follows -- Some Simple Steps -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflective Questions -- References -- Chapter 12: Letting Go as a Liberation -- Introduction -- Why We Need to Let Go -- Disenchantment to Making Business Better -- Case in Point -- Analysis of Business Environment and Leadership Challenge -- Case in Point -- How to Move Towards Liberation -- Mindset -- Perception and Learning -- Change for Improvement -- Millennials Letting Go and Embracing Ideas of Leadership -- What to Embrace -- Authentic Leadership -- Spiritual Leadership -- Servant Leadership -- Emotional Intelligence -- Case in Point on Value-Based Leadership Styles -- Do Interests Merge in Crises and How Does "Letting Go" Enable a Better World? -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 13: Leading with a Moral Compass -- Introduction -- Virtuous Leadership: Definition of the Construct -- Antecedents and Outcomes of Virtuous Leadership -- Leading with Virtue in Healthcare Organizations -- Health Management and Leadership: A Review of Current Developments -- The Potential of Virtuous Leadership in Informing Healthcare Management Policies -- Healthcare Management in a World of Pandemics -- Discussion -- The Political Economy of COVID-19 Pandemics -- Prospects for Health Management in a Post-COVID-19 World -- Practical Implications and Conclusions -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 14: Leadership as Merit Making: The Case of Myanmar and Applications for Western Organizations -- Introduction -- Buddhist Leadership and Merit Making -- The Case of Myanmar -- Applications and Exercises -- Leadership as Merit Making Lessons -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References. ; Chapter 15: Living the Power Shift in Business and Beyond -- The World Needs a New Understanding of Power -- Job Opening -- The Conventional Understanding of Power -- Power in the Conventional Sense Is Influence Over Others -- Power Relations Are Reflected in the Management Hierarchy, Social Interactions, and the Legal Foundations of the Company -- Management and Leadership in the Old Economy -- The Journey of Self-Organization -- Shifting Power -- The Dimensions of Shifting Power -- Shifting Power in Organizations -- Work Context -- People Context -- Legal Context -- Shifting Power Within Individuals -- Conclusion -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflective Questions -- References -- Part III: Leading with a Future Oriented Mind -- Chapter 16: Crisis Preparedness as a Sustainability Strategy -- Introduction -- Crisis Events in the Contemporary World -- Organizational Vulnerability and Resilience -- Crisis Management -- Sustainability in Times of Crisis -- Crisis Preparedness as a Sustainability Strategy -- Responsible and Inclusive Leadership -- Case in Point -- A Commitment to Sustainability -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 17: Imagination and Communication Toward Future Realization -- Introduction -- Shifting the Paradigm and Setting the Tone -- Toward a Deeper Level with Empathy -- Empathy -- Leveraging Empathy and Charisma -- Diversity as a Galvanizing Force -- Imagination as a Crucial Building Block for Ideation -- Chapter Takeaways -- Reflection Questions -- References -- Chapter 18: Heading for the Future with the Proper Mindset -- Introduction -- Imagining -- Communication -- Mindful Communication -- Future Realization -- Leadership and Future Orientation -- Perils of Nations -- Imagination, Communication, and Future Realization: Business Perspective -- Unlocking/Decoding the Execution -- Discussion. ; Suggestion for Imagination and Communication for the Future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Innovative Leadership in Times of Compelling Changes
• ISBN: 3-030-67258-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910508441303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership Ser.