Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World (Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition)

Wheatley, Margaret J.

ISBN 10: 1576751198 / ISBN 13: 9781576751190

Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World (Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition)
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576751198
• ISBN 13: 9781576751190
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 14 ounces

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Synopsis

We live in a time of chaos, rich in potential for new possibilities. A new world is being born. We need new ideas, new ways of seeing, and new relationships to help us now. New science—the new discoveries in biology, chaos theory, and quantum physics that are changing our understanding of how the world works—offers this guidance. It describes a world where chaos is natural, where order exists "for free." It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that connect us. It assures us that life seeks order, but uses messes to get there.

Leadership and the New Science is the bestselling, most acclaimed, and most influential guide to applying the new science to organizations and management. In it, Wheatley describes how the new science radically alters our understanding of the world, and how it can teach us to live and work well together in these chaotic times. It will teach you how to move with greater certainty and easier grace into the new forms of organizations and communities that are taking shape. You’ll learn that:

Relationships are what matters—even at the subatomic level
Life is a vast web of interconnections where cooperation and participation are required
Chaos and change are the only route to transformation

In this expanded edition, Wheatley provides examples of how non-linear networks and self-organizing systems are flourishing in the modern world. In the midst of turbulence, Wheatley shows, we create work and lives rich in meaning.

About the Author

Margeret Wheatley, EdD, writes, teaches and speaks about how to restore hope and sanity to organizations. She has been a management professor and consultant since 1973. She travels the world willingly in support of life-affirming leaders everywhere.