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214 F a l l 2 0 0 9 O C T O B E R 2 0 0 9 Business/Current Affairs Paperback • 240 pp ISBN-13: 978-1-57675-445-0 $17.95 O C T O B E R 2 0 0 9 Business/Personal Growth Paperback • 312 pp ISBN-13: 978-1-57675-576-1 $17.95 THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE WISDOM And the Trap of Collective Folly Alan Briskin, Sheryl Erickson,Tom Callanan, and John Ott We live in an increasingly collective world. Decisions, ideas, strategies, and execution are more and more collaborative efforts that require a rejection of top-down hierarchy in favor of a more complex process involving ever-shifting leadership and circumstances. Not only is it important to learn the rules, techniques and processes by which this process can lead to the best, strongest result, but to also learn how to avoid the pitfalls that can result from collective folly.This book speaks directly to our need in groups, organizations, and communities to find ways to cooperate amidst complexity and daunting circumstances.Together we have the potential for deepening our capacity for wise action. Collective wisdom entails inhabiting a different worldview involving choice and commitment. Stories and historical examples throughout this work serve to illuminate and illustrate how collective wisdom is emerging in a range of settings and through the lives and traditions of varied cultures and thought leaders. Alan Briskin is a consultant, speaker, and senior editor of the Collective Wisdom Initiative. Sheryl Erickson is the founding partner of Turning Point. Tom Callanan is a Program Officerat the Fetzer Institute. John Ott is the founder of John G. Ott & Associates THE COMPROMISE TRAP How to Thrive at Work Without Selling Your Soul Elizabeth Doty, Foreword by Art Kleiner, editor of Strategy+Business It is hard to know when we begin our careers what the real price of success will be.When we first start out, it seems like the key to getting ahead is hard work and being smart.Yet at some point, many of us find ourselves, increasingly uneasy with the compromises and contradictions of organizational life. Over time, the requirements of surviving at work can take precedence over a growing number of other commitments, eclipsing not just our time, but subtly influencing our character. Based on in-depth interviews with 55 business people from a variety of settings, "The Compromise Trap" describes how this gnawing doubt goes far beyond questions of work/life balance to whether we feel we can keep our word, keep our promises, say what we really think, or be the kind of person we want to be and still function in our organizations. Elizabeth Doty is an organizational consultant, coach, and facilitator specializing in how people participate in large organizations while being true to themselves and contributing to a larger sense of purpose.
B e r r e t t - K o e h l e r 215 DEALING WITH THE TOUGH STUFF Practical Wisdom for Running a Values-Driven Business Margot Fraser and Lisa Lorimer This is what you won't read about in business school.Through decades of running businesses, Lisa, Margot and the case-study interviewees included here have learned about dealing with 'the toughstuff'.The narrators and contributors provide guidance and counsel and relate true, sometimes shocking, stories about their companies that exemplify the hardships other entrepreneurs will encounter. Because the contributors are diverse leaders from various sectors and industries the book is useful to new, existing and shifting entrepreneurs. It follows the trajectories of successful business leaders throughout the nation who have faced a host of problems and survived. Here is a book that readers can look to for affirmation, hope and tools.The authors and case-study participants supply tried-andtrue methods for addressing these struggles. "Dealing with the Tough Stuff" is honest help told through entrepreneurs' engaging stories of failure and triumph. Margot Fraser is the founder, former CEO, president and majority shareholder of Birkenstock USA. Lisa Lorimer is the former CEO, President and majority owner of Vermont Bread Company in Brattleboro,VT. N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9 Business Paperback • 192 pp ISBN-13: 978-1-57675-665-2 $16.95 T H I R D E D I T I O N , U P DAT E D A N D E X PA N D E D THE COURAGEOUS FOLLOWER Standing Up to and for Our Leaders Ira Chaleff The updated third edition includes a new chapter,“The Courage to Speak to the Hierarchy.” Much of Chaleff’s model is based on followers having access to the leader. But today, followers can be handed questionable policies and orders that come from many levels above them -- even from the other side of the world. Chaleff explores how they can respond effectively, particularly using the power now available to them through advances in communications technology. Everyone is a followe at least some of the time. Chaleff strips away the passive connotations of that role and provides insights and tools to help followers effectively partner with leaders. He also provides rich guidance to leaders and boards on how to foster a climate in which courageous followers are encouraged and heard. The results include increased support for leaders, reduced dissatisfaction and cynicism, and organizations saved from the consequences of serious missteps through proactive, honest feedback. N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9 Business/Government Paperback • 288 pp ISBN-13: 978-1-60509-273-7 $22.95 Ira Chaleff is the founder and President of Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates.
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