Leadership for a Fractured World, Dean Williams
Leadership for a Fractured World, Dean Williams
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Leadership for a Fractured World
How to Cross Boundaries, Build Bridges, and Lead Change

Author: Dean Williams

Narrator: Kevin Pierce

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/16/2015


Synopsis

Harvard University faculty member Dean Williams draws on a decade of working with organizations around the world to show how leaders can cross the boundaries that divide us-vital in a world that it more interdependent than ever but still badly fractured by cultural, ideological, and political divisions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Said on October 02, 2016

I would have given this book a 5 star if it was structured in a different way. However this does not mean it wasn't an important read for me. It was, and I will make sure that the captured leanings are implemented in the future. This book is not about leadership in its broad terms, but rather about......more

Goodreads review by Akbar on April 20, 2023

In "Adaptive Leadership," Williams provides an insightful framework for navigating complex problems that require adaptive solutions. The book distinguishes between technical problems and adaptive challenges and emphasizes the importance of experimentation, failure, and innovation in adapting to the......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on May 23, 2018

Useful advice on avoiding tribalism, crossing boundaries, and being a change agent. He focused on global issues, which can apply to local ones, but I wish he didn't start out by assuming you are an international human rights / business mediator.......more

Goodreads review by Manoj on January 24, 2021

Nice read with lots of examples from international events of great significance and why it was successful or it failed.......more

Goodreads review by Rafiq on September 18, 2017

Fortunately I heard a presentation on this book from Professor Dean William himself just the day after I had read. Easiest story on leadership I have read so far. A must read.......more