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BOOK
Hanging The Mirror: The Discipline of Reflective Leadership
Hanging the Mirror: The Discipline of Reflective Leadership, is a crystallization of the leadership model and challenge that Management Associates has been sharing with organizations for over two and half decades.
We wrote and designed the book so that it can be used, not only to become familiar with the concepts, models, and vocabulary of “reflective leadership,” but as a handbook for on-going leader growth and development. Each chapter is followed by questions to ponder to assist in the process of “hanging the mirror.” At the end of the book is a“Tools for Practicing the Discipline of Reflective Leadership” section.
The book is addressed not only to individuals, but to organizations that are trying to collectively hang the mirror. Early chapters concentrate on individual leaders and the elements of a personal process of reflection and later chapters address the challenge of making an entire system more reflective.
Please visit our website at: http://www.hangingthemirror.com/ where you can read more about the book, download the first two chapters for review, or purchase it.
KIRKUS REVIEW December 2014
"Three management consultants take a fresh look at business leadership in a work that will enlighten and inspire.
These three debut authors have crafted an impressive book, one that is highly readable, instructional and humanistic in its approach to leadership… The premise that leaders need to be “reflective” to be effective is played out in finely tuned, well-organized chapters that move through topics including motivation, vision, recognition, involvement and communication. The authors’ keen insights, enhanced by liberal use of authoritative sources, pervade each chapter, offering leaders much to ponder… Wisely, the authors devote the majority of the book to self-reflection, guiding readers with relevant examples, sound counsel and end-of-chapter questions. Still, the authors broaden their concept to demonstrate how a reflective leader can help create a reflective organization. They concentrate on the leader’s responsibility to build organizational unity by “defining the culture to which they aspire” and by paying attention “not only to their own effectiveness, but also to the effectiveness of each leader within their scope of authority.” The authors come full circle in the final chapter, “Living the Reflective Life,” where they describe some of the key characteristics inherent in living a reflective life…
Deftly written and researched, perceptive and relevant; an important addition to leadership literature."
Hanging the Mirror: The Discipline of Reflective Leadership, is a crystallization of the leadership model and challenge that Management Associates has been sharing with organizations for over two and half decades.
We wrote and designed the book so that it can be used, not only to become familiar with the concepts, models, and vocabulary of “reflective leadership,” but as a handbook for on-going leader growth and development. Each chapter is followed by questions to ponder to assist in the process of “hanging the mirror.” At the end of the book is a“Tools for Practicing the Discipline of Reflective Leadership” section.
The book is addressed not only to individuals, but to organizations that are trying to collectively hang the mirror. Early chapters concentrate on individual leaders and the elements of a personal process of reflection and later chapters address the challenge of making an entire system more reflective.
Please visit our website at: http://www.hangingthemirror.com/ where you can read more about the book, download the first two chapters for review, or purchase it.
KIRKUS REVIEW December 2014
"Three management consultants take a fresh look at business leadership in a work that will enlighten and inspire.
These three debut authors have crafted an impressive book, one that is highly readable, instructional and humanistic in its approach to leadership… The premise that leaders need to be “reflective” to be effective is played out in finely tuned, well-organized chapters that move through topics including motivation, vision, recognition, involvement and communication. The authors’ keen insights, enhanced by liberal use of authoritative sources, pervade each chapter, offering leaders much to ponder… Wisely, the authors devote the majority of the book to self-reflection, guiding readers with relevant examples, sound counsel and end-of-chapter questions. Still, the authors broaden their concept to demonstrate how a reflective leader can help create a reflective organization. They concentrate on the leader’s responsibility to build organizational unity by “defining the culture to which they aspire” and by paying attention “not only to their own effectiveness, but also to the effectiveness of each leader within their scope of authority.” The authors come full circle in the final chapter, “Living the Reflective Life,” where they describe some of the key characteristics inherent in living a reflective life…
Deftly written and researched, perceptive and relevant; an important addition to leadership literature."
ARTICLES
The following are articles written by staff members of Management Associates. They spring from our experience in working with organizations for the past 20 years and reflect our convictions about the challenges faced by organizations large and small.
We welcome your feedback.
"Unity - The Organizational Imperative"
"Workplace Tar-Babies: The Clusters of Disunity"
"Understanding the "Buck" of Change: Responsibilities of The CEO"
"Organizing To Address Humanity's Pressing Needs: A Challenge to the Sincere"
We welcome your feedback.
"Unity - The Organizational Imperative"
"Workplace Tar-Babies: The Clusters of Disunity"
"Understanding the "Buck" of Change: Responsibilities of The CEO"
"Organizing To Address Humanity's Pressing Needs: A Challenge to the Sincere"