Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead

Introduction ix

PART I: THE UPSIDE OF GIVING UP CONTROL

1 Why Giving Up Control Is Inevitable 3

2 The Ten Elements of Openness 17

PART II: CRAFTING YOUR OPEN STRATEGY

3 Objectives Determine How Open You Will Be 51

4 Understanding and Measuring the Benefits of Being Open 75

5 Structuring Openness with Sandbox Covenants 105

6 Orchestrating Your Open Strategy 133

PART III: OPEN LEADERSHIP: REDEFINING RELATIONSHIPS

7 Open Leadership: Mind-sets and Traits 163

8 Nurturing Open Leadership 189

9 The Failure Imperative 217

10 How Openness Transforms Organizations 243

Endnotes 271

Acknowledgments 285

The Author 289

Subject Index 297

Name Index 309