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The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
Roger L. Martin
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Description for The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
Hardback. Successful business leaders think fundamentally differently than others - in a more "integrative" and expansive way. Emulating what successful leaders do is dangerous; instead, learn how these leaders think. This "integrative thinking" can be taught; we can all learn how to do it, and experience the many benefits. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in The Opposable Mind. Though following best practice can help in some ways, it also poses a danger: By emulating what a great leader did in a particular situation, you'll likely be terribly disappointed with your own results. Why? Your situation is different. Instead of focusing on what exceptional leaders do, we need to understand and emulate how they think. Successful businesspeople engage in what Martin calls integrative thinking creatively resolving the tension in ... Read more
If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in The Opposable Mind. Though following best practice can help in some ways, it also poses a danger: By emulating what a great leader did in a particular situation, you'll likely be terribly disappointed with your own results. Why? Your situation is different. Instead of focusing on what exceptional leaders do, we need to understand and emulate how they think. Successful businesspeople engage in what Martin calls integrative thinking creatively resolving the tension in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
394g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781422118924
SKU
V9781422118924
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About Roger L. Martin
Roger Martin is Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Martin is the author of The Responsibility Virus (2002 Basic Books) plus many articles in leading business publications including HBR, Business Week, Barron's, and Fast Company. In this book, Martin's focus is on business leaders from a wide range of global companies including Proctor & ... Read more
Reviews for The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
"Martin makes a compelling argument for a paradoxical approach to problem-solving." —BusinessWeek, "...compelling...the thesis that fresh thought processes are required to deal with the world s contradictions and complexities rings true." — The Financial Times