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Book Review: Leading in Complex Worlds by J. D. Barbour, G. J. Burgess, L. L. Falkman, and R. M. McManus

Book Review: Leading in Complex Worlds by J. D. Barbour, G. J. Burgess, L. L. Falkman, and R. M.... ADULT LEARNING May 2013 Resources Barbour, J. D., Burgess, G. J., Falkman, L. L., & Development” succinctly, but effectively, addresses this McManus, R. M. (Eds.). (2012). Leading in Complex issue. Analysis, ree fl ction, risk taking, self-awareness, Worlds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 280 pp. ISBN systems development, and interpersonal connections 978-1-118-26699-1 (softcover). are just the start in the process of leadership develop- ment. And, not only do the elements change in the pro- Reviewed by: Alford H. Ottley, The Center for Strategic cess of leadership development, but equally fluid is the Management, Martinsburg, WV environment in which the individual is tasked to lead. DOI: 10.1177/1045159513477847 Part 1 will stimulate leadership educators, leadership consultants, and students of leadership. Leadership combines art and science and as we peel Part 2, “The Complexity of Leadership Practice” imme- back the complexity of global leadership, we begin to diately invokes visions of u fl id dynamics —not so much recognize the complexity of the art and the science. the science of, but rather the nature of, fluid dynamics. Leading in Complex Worlds is a scholarly and practi- The complexity is grounded in the nature of the orga- cal treatise of the multifaceted, multidimensional, mul- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Book Review: Leading in Complex Worlds by J. D. Barbour, G. J. Burgess, L. L. Falkman, and R. M. McManus

Adult Learning , Volume 24 (2): 2 – May 1, 2013

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1045-1595
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2162-4070
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10.1177/1045159513477847
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ADULT LEARNING May 2013 Resources Barbour, J. D., Burgess, G. J., Falkman, L. L., & Development” succinctly, but effectively, addresses this McManus, R. M. (Eds.). (2012). Leading in Complex issue. Analysis, ree fl ction, risk taking, self-awareness, Worlds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 280 pp. ISBN systems development, and interpersonal connections 978-1-118-26699-1 (softcover). are just the start in the process of leadership develop- ment. And, not only do the elements change in the pro- Reviewed by: Alford H. Ottley, The Center for Strategic cess of leadership development, but equally fluid is the Management, Martinsburg, WV environment in which the individual is tasked to lead. DOI: 10.1177/1045159513477847 Part 1 will stimulate leadership educators, leadership consultants, and students of leadership. Leadership combines art and science and as we peel Part 2, “The Complexity of Leadership Practice” imme- back the complexity of global leadership, we begin to diately invokes visions of u fl id dynamics —not so much recognize the complexity of the art and the science. the science of, but rather the nature of, fluid dynamics. Leading in Complex Worlds is a scholarly and practi- The complexity is grounded in the nature of the orga- cal treatise of the multifaceted, multidimensional, mul-

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