Beyond Command and Control: Leadership, Culture and Risk PDF

Features

First book to unite the discourse on leadership, risk, human factors, and organisational culture Bridges the gap from diverse professional domains, this book challenges deeply entrenched orthodoxies, in a highly readable and direct style Presents creative solutions to complex and novel problems Offers a practical illustration of ideas to help readers grasp the text Provides real-world examples, which demonstrate the need for collaborative leadership under conditions of uncertainty

Summary

This book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are included.

Authors: Richard Adams, Christine Owen, Cameron Scott, David Phillip Parsons