The Neuroscience of Creativity
An excerpt from Tara Swart’s The Source explains how the brain’s ability to adapt can allow for better decision-making for social good.
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Leadership - Book Excerpts
Innovative ways to develop strong leadership capabilities
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How Movements Create Transformational Change
An excerpt from Cascades delves into the aftermath of the Orange Revolution to examine the implications of “surviving victory.”
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Changing Organizational Mindset
An excerpt from Brave New Work contends that managers should become “complexity conscious.”
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Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation
How mindfulness can help us become more effective social change leaders.
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Happy Accidents: The Transformative Power of ‘Yes, And’ at Work and in Life
What an improv comedy troupe's experience weathering the financial crisis can teach other organizations about resilience.
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Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
Not every nonprofit organization can do everything well. That’s one reason why every nonprofit must work relentlessly to achieve and retain its strategic focus—a commitment to doing what it does best.
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Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
To achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.
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Winning Marriage
The inside story of how same-sex couples took on the politicians and pundits - and won.
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Centered Leadership: Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact
Through stories, tools, and exercises, Centered Leadership outlines an approach for becoming an effective leader, an approach developed and utilized at McKinsey.
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The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community Is Changing the World
The Purpose Economy describes how a new type of economy is taking shape, one that will emphasize serving the people.