Changing on the jobJennifer Garvey Berger
Changing on the job
by Jennifer Garvey Berger · first published 2012
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Listen to people in every field and you'll hear a call for more sophisticated and thoughtful leadership--for leaders who can solve more complex problems than the human race has ever faced before. But these leaders won't simply come to the fore; we have to develop them, and we must cultivate them as quickly as is humanly possible. Changing on the Job is a means to this end. Leadership discussions often begin with tips and toolkits that take for granted the readiness of our leaders to face the challenges of today. Changing on the Job builds on sophisticated theories of adult growth and developme
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…life, learning about Robert Kegan's theories of adult development helped me understand people better and be a much better coach and manager (a good practical introduction is in Jennifer Garvey-Berger's "Changing on the Job"). And a book I really like for having a lot of condensed wisdom is Laurence Endersen's "Pebbles of Perception".
on “Ask HN: What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read?” ↗Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World by Jennifer Garvey Berger This is my current mind-changing book. Its a great framework for explaining how different types of people handle complexity, and how/why…
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