Action Inquiry
Author | : William R. Torbert |
Publisher | : Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2004-06-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781576752647 |
ISBN-13 | : 157675264X |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: oAction inquiryo is a fresh approach to learning leadership in the midst of action. This highly accessible process takes each of us beyond muddling through daily dilemmas to exercising transforming power at key moments and more timely action in general. Bill Torbert and Associates lead you through more and more sophisticated oaction-logicso-strategies for analyzing the world and reacting to it-until you are able to practice action inquiry continually. Speaking to everyone from new managers to CEOs to world leaders, real-life stories of leadership and organizational transformations show how action inquiry increases personal integrity, relational mutuality, company profitability, and long-term organizational and environmental sustainability.