Fusion Leadership : Unlocking the Subtle Forces That Change People & Organizations - Hardcover

Daft, Richard L; Lengel, Robert H; Lengel, Robert H.

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9781576750230: Fusion Leadership : Unlocking the Subtle Forces That Change People & Organizations

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ISBN 10: 157675023X ISBN 13: 9781576750230

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1998

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Fusion Leadership shows leaders how to use ""fusion"" to create personal ownership and commitment for change projects, thereby overcoming resistance that thwarts efforts to achieve real change in organizations. Fusion Leadership lays the groundwork for moving the new science paradigm into application and practice. Daft and Lengel explore six subtle forces they feel have a direct bearing on organizational effectiveness. Mindfulness, they say, represents independent thinking, personal creativity, and an open mind. Vision encompasses the higher purpose toward which people work. Heart represents caring and compassion - positive feelings that underlie workplace relationships. Communication influences vision, values, and emotions; it also involves listening and discerning. Courage motivates people to take risks. Integrity involves honesty, trust, and service - going beyond self-interest to give something to the team and organization. This book also shows the value and practical applications of social technologies based on conversation - including dialogue, future search, and whole-scale change - which leaders can use to create organizational fusion, unleashing new synergies among people and achieving far-reaching results.

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About the Author:

Richard L. Daft is the Ralph Owen Professor of Management, Director of the Center for Change Leadership in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and author of two bestselling textbooks, Organization Theory and Design and Management.
Robert H. Lengel is Associate Dean for Executive Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio and consults with government agencies, the military, an aerospace company, theme parks, oil and gas companies, financial institutions, and health care providers.

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The so-called new science of chaos theory has been applied to organizational management in such works as Irene Sanders' Strategic Thinking and the New Science (1998) and Margaret Wheatley's Leadership and the New Science (1992). Daft and Lengel, who cite Wheatley's work, consider a different model, one from the field of science. Daft, who teaches at Vanderbilt University, has written numerous scientific articles and is the author of two major textbooks in the fields of management and organizational theory; Lengel teaches at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Here the two look at the concept of fusion theory. Although proponents of chaos theory argue that its principles actually apply to organized systems, Daft and Lengel seem to be using the theory of fusion more metaphorically. They argue that chaos theory and other systems models overlook the person and such aspects as individuality and personal growth. Contrasting hierarchical models that they say create fission within the organization, they propose a leadership model based on "fusing" together personal traits such as mindfulness, vision, communication, and integrity. David Rouse

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