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

• Autore: Clampitt Phillip G
• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/092
• Soggetto topico: Leadership; Uncertainty; Risk management
• Altri autori: DekochRobert J. <1952->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Embracing uncertainty
• ISBN: 1-315-29144-4; 1-315-29145-2; 1-280-91215-4; 9786610912155; 0-7656-1153-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820032403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II