商品描述
Change can be hard, and for many people, unlearning habitual patterns is an uphill challenge. It can be painful, but not as painful as remaining stuck. With an estimated 70% of change initiatives failing, Manfred Kets de Vries, a world renowed Professor of Leadership Development, offers a more positive outlook. Infused with his trademark inimitable style of analysis, he demonstrates how change methodologies can be applied in a highly effective way. At the heart of effective organizations lies human action--what we do, how we do it, and why we do it. As leaders, consultants and executive coaches we need to pay close attention to the individual and group dynamics of the organizations that we work with. By looking more deeply into the world of work with the aim of untangling and explaining what lies below the surface, this book helps you see through the darkness that may lead us astray, yet this kind of "night vision"--efforts to turn the irrational into the rational--requires in-depth observation. To find out what is really happening demands a more clinical orientation. To be successful, Kets de Vries argues, leaders need to recognize the importance of what have been referred to as "soft skills", essentially using emotional intelligence to their advantage. Contrary to their name, these abilities are often the "hardest" skills to learn. Adopting a clinical approach to leadership, this book helps you to understand more about the dynamics of organizational life, leading to greater self-awareness, self-knowledge, and the ability to become a more effective change agent. By becoming aware not only of our conscious thoughts, but also of our unconscious prejudices, biases and habits it's possible to understand more why so many well-laid plans and strategies derail or, conversely, why otherwise effective leaders sometimes act in unexpected ways.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
變革可能是困難的，對許多人來說，去除習慣性模式是一項艱鉅的挑戰。這可能會很痛苦，但比起停滯不前來說，痛苦程度要小得多。根據估計，70%的變革倡議失敗，世界知名的領導力發展教授Manfred Kets de Vries提供了一個更積極的展望。他以其獨特的分析風格，展示了如何以高效的方式應用變革方法論。
有效組織的核心在於人類行動——我們做什麼、如何做以及為什麼這樣做。作為領導者、顧問和高管教練，我們需要密切關注我們所合作組織的個體和群體動態。通過更深入地觀察工作世界，旨在解開並解釋表面之下的事物，本書幫助你看清可能使我們偏離方向的黑暗，而這種“夜視”——將非理性轉化為理性的努力——需要深入的觀察。要了解真正發生了什麼，需要更臨床的取向。Kets de Vries主張，為了成功，領導者需要認識到所謂的“軟技能”的重要性，實質上是利用情緒智力來獲取優勢。與其名稱相反，這些能力往往是最難學習的“硬技能”。
本書採用臨床的領導方法，幫助你更好地理解組織生活的動態，從而提高自我意識、自我認知，並成為更有效的變革推動者。通過意識到我們的意識思維以及潛意識中的偏見、成見和習慣，我們能夠更好地理解為什麼如此多的周密計劃和策略會偏離軌道，或者相反，為什麼其他有效的領導者有時會以意想不到的方式行事。
作者簡介
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries is the Distinguished Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change at INSEAD, the Founder of INSEAD's Global Leadership Centre, Program Director of INSEAD's top management program, "The Challenge of Leadership: Developing Your Emotional Intelligence" and the Founder of INSEAD Executive Master's program in Change Management. He is also the Founder-Chairman of the Kets de Vries Institute (KDVI), a boutique leadership development consulting firm. The Financial Times, Le Capital, Wirtschaftswoche, Harvard Business Review, El Pais and The Economist have rated him among the world's leading management thinkers. As a global consultant in executive leadership development, his clients have included many of the most important global organizations. He is the author of almost sixty books and hundreds of articles, the recipient of numerous awards, including four honorary doctorates. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
曼弗雷德·F·R·凱茲·德·弗里斯是INSEAD的領導力發展與組織變革特聘教授，也是INSEAD全球領導力中心的創始人，INSEAD高階管理課程「領導挑戰：發展你的情緒智力」的課程主任，以及INSEAD變革管理高階碩士課程的創始人。他還是凱茲·德·弗里斯研究所（Kets de Vries Institute, KDVI）的創始主席，這是一家專注於領導力發展的顧問公司。 金融時報、Le Capital、Wirtschaftswoche、哈佛商業評論、El Pais和經濟學人將他評選為全球頂尖的管理思想家之一。作為全球高階領導力發展的顧問，他的客戶包括許多最重要的全球組織。他是近六十本書籍和數百篇文章的作者，獲得了多項獎項，包括四個榮譽博士學位。他是管理學院的院士。
