Inside Organizational Jazz

Foreword
This book presents concepts and strategies for developing the performance of organizations through the recognition that they consist of two types of assets... more »

Preface
This book is a conversation and we start with a fun comment. It has been four years in the making and we have lived through many of the experiences we recount or make sense of... more »

Introduction
The scene takes place in the mining industry somewhere in Australia. It is in the early hours of the morning, a time for thinking and philosophising... more »

Subject Index
accountability, agenda, amplification, analogy, benefits, boundaries, change, chaos, chaotic... more »

Chapter 6 - Extraordinary Leadership Workshop
The Extraordinary Leadership Workshop lies at the heart of this book. The theories, concepts and ideas we have presented throughout the book all have some connection with the workshop... more »

Chapter 8 - Learning Through Reflection
The theory, workshop and stories, supply (we hope) ample material for refection. To make things easier, we have written a short summary of the central concepts taking us from mechanistic to transformational... more »

Chapter 10 - Introduction to Stories or "The World of Experiences"
The stories we present here are no ordinary ones. They tell of ideas such as the ones we have shared throughout the book being put into practice. How hard is it do you think, to change from the mechanistic environment to the extraordinary one?... more »