Supporting Pioneering Leaders as Communities of Practice - How to Rapidly Develop New Leaders in Great Numbers
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Author/contributor
- Wheatley, Margaret J (Author)
Title
Supporting Pioneering Leaders as Communities of Practice - How to Rapidly Develop New Leaders in Great Numbers
Abstract
Do you ever stand back and try to see the big picture, the view from 50,000 feet of what's
going on in organizations, communities, the world? From up there, how would you describe
these times? Is it a time of increasing economic and political instability, of growing divisiveness
and fear, of failing systems and dying dreams? Is it a time of new possibilities, of great
examples of hope, of positive human evolution, of transformation? Are we succeeding in
solving major problems, are we creating more? Is it any of these things, is it all of these things?
It's important to think about how we answer this question, because that answer affects our
choice of actions. If we think that, generally, things are working, that at present we're going
through a difficult but temporary downturn, then we don't question current systems or their
operating assumptions. Instead, we work hard to revive and improve them. We support
initiatives and programs focused on process improvements, developing present systems to
work more effectively and more efficiently.
If we believe that the old system cannot be repaired, if we expect to see only more system
failures, then the work is not to fix. Instead, support needs to be given to radically different
processes and methods, new systems based on new assumptions. The work becomes not
process improvement but process revolution.
Institution
The Berkana Institute
Date
2002
Language
en
Library Catalogue
Zotero
Citation
Wheatley, M. J. (2002). Supporting Pioneering Leaders as Communities of Practice - How to Rapidly Develop New Leaders in Great Numbers. The Berkana Institute.
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