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Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
Marty Linsky, Ronald A. Heifetz
3.74 AVERAGE
22 reviews for:
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
Marty Linsky, Ronald A. Heifetz
3.74 AVERAGE
This book challenged my thinking around leadership, in particular the humanity of it and the idea that at the root of leadership is love and service toward and for those around you.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Absolutely loved this work. Talks about how to productive manage conflict and how to manage the emotional fatigue of leading. Wish I had had it when I started as a director, but am so glad it came to me when it did. Cried over a few parts as a release of some hurtful things I'd experienced at work.
I read this for a course I'm taking on foundations of Christian leadership. I was prepared to be bored. (Books on leadership from the Harvard Business Review Press = not really on the top of my "To-Read" list.) But wow. It's a disarmingly good mix of practical Truth Nuggets (my term, not theirs) and powerful real-life examples of leadership (both good and bad) in politics, history, business, sports, etc. This really isn't just a book about leading well--it ends up being a book about loving and living well in whatever areas of leadership we find ourselves in. (And guess what? We ALL find ourselves presented with leadership opportunities, every day! So this is a must-read.)
It has some invaluable nuggets of information, but it's extremely verbose for the content it provides despite its short size. It somehow manages to fit into the categories of "must-read", "need to review again", and "never want to read again" for me all at the same time.
I read this book for an undergraduate Leadership Studies course I TA, however I believe I have taken more from this text than most leadership theory. Heifetz and Linsky prove useful theory, models, and advice with personal examples that make the ideas easy to frame in my own life.
Also, if anyone is looking to analyze the Occupy movement from the lens of leadership theory, this is a great place to start.
I do however, recommend reading the first two chapters of Heifetz's Leadership Without Easy Answers to set up the ideas in this book.
Also, if anyone is looking to analyze the Occupy movement from the lens of leadership theory, this is a great place to start.
I do however, recommend reading the first two chapters of Heifetz's Leadership Without Easy Answers to set up the ideas in this book.
Probably one of the most defining books in leadership I have read so far. Really really helps in everyday life.
I had a hard time with this book at first. I'm glad I pushed through though. While I had a hard time with some of the concepts overall I think this provides practical advice for those in official and unofficial leadership positions.
Solid concepts but the examples are dated at this point. There are other books that cover many of the same concepts (I believe based on the work and research of these authors). I read as a requirement of a training I was taking.
was making me anxious, wasn't getting any value out of the book