The Connective Edge: Leading in an Interdependent World

Abstract

Contents: A New Wind is Blowing. What Drove the Need for New Leaders? How Did We Get to Stage Three? For the New Stage Three World, New Connective Leaders. The Origins of Connective Leadership: The L-BL Achieving Styles Model. Early Connective Leaders in a Non-Connective World. Why Are We So Hooked on Leaders Anyway? (Or the Psychological and Existential Foundations of Leadership) The American MAnage e Trois: Individualism, Authoritarianism, and Cooperation. The Direct Routes to Success. The Instrumental Road Less Traveled: Do What We Do Worst, But Do It Better. The Relational Path to Leadership: From Collaborators to Mentors. Female Leadership: Does Gender Make a Difference? The Connective Leadership Ladder in Organizations: Achieving Styles on the Way Up and at the Top. The Situation Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out. Connective Leadership and the Serious Issues: Life, Death, and the Search for Meaning.