Chapter 1 A paradox perspective on modern leadership challenges

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Advance Praise for Navigating Leadership Paradox V
3. Acknowledgments XI
4. Foreword XIII
5. Contents XV
6. Part I: Paradoxes in leadership: What? Why? Who?
7. Chapter 1 A paradox perspective on modern leadership challenges 1
8. Chapter 2 On problems, dilemmas, and paradoxes 18
9. Chapter 3 What paradox? Introducing fields of paradoxical tensions in leadership 29
10. Part II: Navigating leadership paradox in practice
11. Introduction 55
12. Chapter 4 Phase 1: Choosing and shaping your focus area – paradox choice and qualification 59
13. Chapter 5 Phase 2: Know your paradox – paradox investigation 70
14. Chapter 6 Phase 3: Charting a course of action – identifying and choosing appropriate actions 86
15. Chapter 7 Phase 4: Action in practice – grasping and handling your paradox 99
16. Chapter 8 Phase 5: Evaluation and follow-up – keeping track of your balancing act 112
17. Chapter 9 The Paradox Pathway – 25 learning coordinates for paradox leadership in practice 126
18. Part III: Paradox navigation 2.0 – working through paradox with stakeholders
19. Introduction 139
20. Chapter 10 Paradox navigation as a team sport: Inter- and intra-organizational collaboration on paradox 143
21. Chapter 11 Let’s talk about paradox! Communicating consistently inconsistent about paradox with stakeholders 154
22. Chapter 12 Facilitating productive interactions with paradox – the role of facilitators, peers, and professional helpers 165
23. Chapter 13 Concluding the never-ending story of paradox navigation 180
24. Bibliography 189
25. List of cases 199
26. List of tools 201
27. List of figures 203
28. About the authors 205
29. About the series editor 207
30. Index 209