The Prepared Mind Of A Leader

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The Prepared Mind of a Leader presents an original and effective way to think more flexibly about innovation, strategy, change, and problem solving. It helps leaders anticipate challenges and prepare for both the intended and unintended consequences of change by laying out a program for developing, maintaining, and mobilizing eight key skills such as Observing, Challenging, Reflecting, Reasoning, Imagining, Deciding, Learning and Teaching. Each chapter features tools that the authors have tested extensively as part of the their seminars. These interactive tools will help readers develop each of these key skills. About The Author Bill Welter is president of Adaptive Strategies, a consulting firm focused on helping clients in a wide range of industries deal with change. He has taught at DePaul University, worked for numerous engineering and consulting firms including Ernst & Young, and served in the military. Jean Egmon is director of the Center for Learning & Organizational Change at Northwestern University. She is also a consultant to companies including Accenture, Boeing, A.T. Kearny, GE, and United Airlines, specializing in innovation, productivity, and employee commitment. They live in the Chicago area. Table Of Contents Introduction: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind Part I: Our Foundation and Frameworks The Only Foundation We Have Frameworks for Intentional Preparation Part II: The Skills Of Prepared Mind Leadership Observing: Seeing Beyond the Obvious Reasoning: Moving from the Known to the Undetermined Imagining: Envisioning the FutureBefore It Arrives Challenging: Pushing for Higher and Deeper Thinking Deciding: Choosing with Consequences in Mind Learning: Keeping a Developmental Mind-Set Enabling: Exercising Leadership from the Outside In Reflecting: Looking Backward, Forward, and Inward Conclusion: Preparing for Tomorrow Notes Acknowledgments

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