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ClimbingMountEverest:dangerous.HitchhikinginColombia:verydangerous.Leadingthroughchange:perilous.Perilousbutpossible,sayHeifetzandLinskyintheirencouraginglypracticalguidetoputtingyourselfonthelineandnegotiatingthehazards
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Everyday,ineveryfacetofourlives,opportunitiestoleadcallouttous.Atworkandathome,inourlocalcommunitiesandintheglobalvillage,thechancetomakeadifferencebeckons.Yetoften,wehesitate.Forallitspassionandpromise,forallitsexcitementandrewards,leadingisrisky,dangerouswork.Why?Becauserealleadership-thekindthatsurfacesconflict,challengeslong-heldbeliefs,anddemandsnewwaysofdoingthings-causespain.Andwhenpeoplefeelthreatened,theytakeaimatthepersonpushingforchange.Asaresult,leadersoftengethurtbothpersonallyandprofessionally.InLeadershipontheLine,renownedleadershipauthoritiesRonaldA.HeifetzandMartyLinskymarshalahalfcenturyofcombinedteachingandconsultingexperiencetoshowthatitispossibletoputourselvesontheline,respondeffectivelytotherisks,andlivetocelebrateourefforts.Withcompellingexamplesincludingthepresidentsofcountriesandthepresidentsoforganizations,everydaymanagersandprominentactivists,politiciansandparents,theauthorsillustrateprovenstrategiesforsurvivingandthrivingamidstthedangersofleading:·"Gettingonthebalcony":steppingbacktogetperspectivewhileremainingfiercelyengaged·"Thinkingpolitically":keepingtheoppositionclose,butwatchingyourallies,too·"Orchestratingtheconflict":usingstressproductivelytoworktheissues·"Givingtheworkback":puttingtheresponsibilityonthosewhoneedtomakethechange·"Holdingsteady":maintainingyourfocuswhiletakingtheheatTheauthorsalsoaddressoften-neglectedaspectsofleadership,suchashowtomanageyourpersonalvulnerabilities,andhowtoanchoryourselfandsustainyourspiritthroughtoughtimes.Bothupliftingandpractical,thisessentialbookenableseachofustoleadcourageouslyandconfidently-withoutlosingourselves.AUTHORBIO:RonaldA.HeifetzandMartyLinskyareonthefacultyattheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernmentatHarvardUniversity.HeifetzistheauthorofLeadershipWithoutEasyAnswersandCo-directoroftheschool''sCenterforPublicLeadership.LinskyisFacultyChairofmanyoftheschool''sexecutiveprograms,includingSeniorOfficialsinStateandLocalGovernmentandLeadershipforthe21stCentury.
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HeifetzistheauthorofLeadershipWithoutEasyAnswersandCo-directoroftheschool''sCenterforPublicLeadership.
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