Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage

Offers executives and educators the means to broaden their thinking about change management. Shows how the concepts of wisdom and courage can be nurtured and felt in organizational life. DLC: Management.

Preface

xi

(4)

The Editors

xv

(2)

The Contributors

xvii

1. An Invitation to Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage

1

(24)

David L. Cooperrider

Suresh Srivastva

PART ONE Evolutionary Wisdom: A Sensemaking Perspective

25

(76)

2. The Unspeakable Texture of Process Wisdom

25

(15)

Peter B. Vaill

3. The Attitude of Wisdom: Ambivalence as the Optimal Compromise

40

(25)

Karl E. Weick

4. Facing the Future: Backing Courage with Wisdom

65

(36)

Janice M. Beyer

David Nino

PART TWO Into the Relational Heart of Organization: The Social Construction of Wisdom and Courage

101

(56)

5. Reinscribing Organizational Wisdom and Courage: The Relationally Engaged Organization

101

(17)

Sheila McNamee

6. The Political Organization of Wisdom and Courage

118

(16)

Edward E. Sampson

7. The Relational Rebirthing of Wisdom and Courage

134

(23)

Mary M. Gergen

Kenneth J. Gergen

PART THREE Aiming Higher: Disciplines for the Development of Wisdom and Courage

157

(127)

8. Thorny Glory: Toward Organizational Greatness

157

(48)

Pradip N. Khandwalla

9. Societal Leadership: The Wisdom of Peace

205

(17)

Nancy J. Adler

10. Developing Wisdom and Courage in Organizing and Sciencing

222

(32)

William R. Torbert

11. An Epilogue: An Invitation to Future Dialogue

254

(30)

Suresh Srivastva

Argun Saatcioglu

Name Index

284

(7)

Subject Index

291

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