Leadership in Unknown Waters

Liminality as Threshold to the Future

AvLisa Withrow

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

An imaginative exploration of how an understanding of liminality aids those in leadership roles in adapting creatively to change.Leadership in Unknown Waters invites organizational leaders and their teams to engage powerful questions amidst ambiguity and uncertainty as they move from the-way-things-were to an emerging future. This liminality, a threshold in space and time allowing for transition from something old to something new, is fraught with both difficulty and opportunity. Leaders, teams, and individuals who navigate this space skillfully will land in surprisingly dynamic places, encountering stories, metaphors, and inspiration for traversing the threshold not only competently, but with curiosity and confidence. In this way, futures are created that are not possible with fear-based planning or "quick fixes". Withrow's method intersects the human imagination through a visual, living metaphor (water), with attention to space (liminality, or transitional space), and focus on role (leadership development) for powerful engagement with what organizational learning theorists call "the emerging future". Here, the theoretical meets the practical and research informs the "how to" and "why". Diving into unknown waters with tools and wisdom can create a better future for all who face change, whether within corporations, not-for-profit organizations, faith communities, family systems, or interpersonal relationships.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-29
Mått:155 x 233 x 13 mm
Vikt:653 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lutterworth Press
Antal sidor:188
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780718895518

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Lisa Withrow is the Dewire Professor of Christian Leadership at the Methodist theological School in Ohio, and has published work on Church Leadership, pastoral care and women's studies.

Recensioner i media

Lisa Withrow has created an authoritative addition to the growing canon of liminality studies. Leadership in Unknown Waters is unrivalled in its unique combination of the two disciplines of liminality and leadership. Withrow leads the reader to some of the great thresholds of life, suggesting a way forward through the guiding symbol of water. Refreshing in its avoidance of checklists and quick fixes, this landmark contribution will help form the next generation of transformative leaders.

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsA Short Introduction - Why Working in Transitional Space MattersPrologue: Water - The Significance of Water as Life-MetaphorPart I: Leading into Unknown Waters1. Why Liminal Space Matters for Leaders2. Crossing into Threshold3. Learning the Intentional Containing SpacePart II: Facets of Liminal Space4. Flowing Water - Encountering Change, Trusting the Process5. Ice - Standing Strong, Fostering Courage6. Steam - Setting Potential FreePart III: Landing in the Future Here and Now7. Landing - New Ground on the Other Side8. The New Equilibrium - Living for the Greater GoodEpilogue: Liminality of WaterAppendix A: How Facilitators Create Containers in Liminal SpaceAppendix B: How to Participate in Liminal SpaceAppendix C: A Summary of the Scenario-building ProcessEndnotesBibliographyIndex