Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
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- Published
- July 22, 2026
- Duration
- 24:18
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- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
Discusses society, culture.
Summary
Introduces the concept of adaptive leadership, a strategy designed to navigate the dangers of organizational change. According to authors Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky, true leadership requires disturbing the status quo, which often triggers resistance through marginalization, diversion, or personal attack. To survive these risks, the sources emphasize …
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Introduces the concept of adaptive leadership, a strategy designed to navigate the dangers of organizational change. According to authors Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky, true leadership requires disturbing the status quo, which often triggers resistance through marginalization, diversion, or personal attack. To survive these risks, the sources emphasize the necessity of distinguishing technical problems from adaptive challenges, the latter of which require deep shifts in people’s values and hab
Themes
- society
- culture