Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change

Introduction: The Master Competency v

Part One: What Is Leadership Agility?

1 Agility in a World of Change and Complexity 3

2 The Five Eds 13

3 Four Competencies for Agile Leadership 31

Part Two: Five Levels of Leadership Agility

4 Expert Level: Solve Key Problems 43

5 Achiever Level: Accomplish Desired Outcomes 64

6 Catalyst Level: Mobilize Breakout Endeavors 91

7 Co-Creator Level: Realize Shared Purpose 123

8 Synergist Level: Evoke Unexpected Possibilities 155

Part Three: Becoming a More Agile Leader

9 Assessing Leadership Agility 193

10 Developing Leadership Agility 203

Appendix A: Research Behind This Book 227

Appendix B: Stages of Personal Development 235

Notes for Inquiring Readers 249

References 295

Resources 307

Acknowledgments 309

The Authors 311

Index 312