Leading Solutions

Offers a panoramic view of 21st century working, balancing vision with practical observations Engages readers on key topics of business psychology and organizational leadership and demonstrates that leaders are made, not born Provides pithy advice to ignite performance in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors

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Olivier Serrat is currently pioneering research in environmental peacebuilding at Georgetown University. As the former head of the Knowledge Management Center at the Asian Development Bank (2008–2012), and with extensive experience in environmental management across Asia and the Pacific, Olivier has been a relentless advocate for learning and innovation. He is the acclaimed author of several influential works, including Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework (Springer, 2023), Digital Solutions: Reframing Leadership (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Leading Solutions: Essays in Business Psychology (Springer, 2021), Knowledge Solutions: Tools, Methods, and Approaches to Drive Organizational Performance (Springer, 2017), and Learning in Development (2010). Additionally, he produced Guidelines for Knowledge Partnerships (2011) and ADB: Reflections and Beyond (2010). Olivier has authored numerous other publications and spearheaded multiple initiatives to prime and energize knowledge, organizations, people, and technology for learning. His expertise spans environmental management, evaluation, information and communications technology, knowledge management, organizational effectiveness, project design, project implementation, public relations, and strategic planning. Olivier holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Kent, a master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of London, and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

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This book on business psychology particularly organizational leadership crosses industries, continents, and business environments: it includes 45 précis on emerging theories of leadership; ethical and cultural considerations; group and team leadership; leadership self-development; management philosophy and practice; organizational diagnosis and cultural dynamics; personality and lifespan in the workplace; professional development; qualitative research methods; psychological, socio-cultural, and political dimensions of organizations; the role of technology in organizations; strategic change management; and systems theory. The material ranges widely but is pithy: each précis offers in easy bites the latest "take" on the subject, drawing from popular textbooks, recommended readings, case studies, group exercises, personal experience, and self-reflection; each was written as a key to understanding and change with an eye to re-imagining leadership in the 21st century. Both rigorously researched and entertaining, this book addresses the fast-changing realities of organizational leadership in domestic and international settings across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors: it will serve as a valuable quick-access resource for practitioners and students.

Inhalt
Ethical and Relational Leadership.- Paradox and Neuroscience: Emerging Theories of Leadership.- Personal Leadership Development Plans: Essentials and Practicum.- Personal Philosophy of Leadership.- Personal Philosophy of Leadership (2nd Edition).- Review of Situational Leadership® After 25 Years - A Retrospective.- Ethics: My Own Perspective.- Life-Markers and Personal Values.- Reflections on Four Case Studies in Ethics.- The Self in Teams.- The Self in Teams (Coda).- The Self in Teams (Continued).- Establishing Your Fundamental Self.- The Challenges of Learning from Experience.- The Full Range Leadership Model: Essentials and Practicum.- A Taxonomy of Management Theories.- Mintzberg's Managing: Implications for Coaching and Training.- Mintzberg's Model of Managing: Random Thoughts from an Observation.- Synergizing the Competing Values Framework and the Six-Box Model.- Blustein's Psychology of Working: A Very Short Introduction.- Contextual Factors in Working.- Developing Expert Leadership.- Identity Processes in Leader Development.- Leader Development Through Work Experience.- Moral Development for Authentic Leadership Effectiveness.- Seven Entries on 21st Century Working.- The Reflective Judgment Model: What Role in Leader Development?.- Analyzing the Logic of Articles and Textbooks: Essentials and Practicum.- Reading Research Articles.- Scholarly Argument: Linking Doctoral Research to Practice.- Critical Psychology and Organizations: The Case of the United Nations.- Development of Critical Psychology.- Minority Population Analysis: The Aeta of the Philippines.- Minority Populations: There Are More Than Meets the Eye.- Book Analysis of Interviewing as Qualitative Research (Seidman, 2013).- Research Concept Paper for Leading Organizations of the Future.- Change Management Strategy in Action: Independent Evaluation for Learning.- Schein's Process Consultation: Three Reactions.- Five Notes on Systems Theory.- Idealized Design for Virtual Teaming: A Modest Proposal.- Idealized Design: Three Reactions.- Mental Models In and Of Organizations.- The Learning Organization Needs No Apology.- Planning and Driving a Digital Strategy.- Information and Communication Technology in Organizations: An Evolutionary Perspective.