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Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World

by Margaret J Wheatley

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Leadership and the New Science launched a revolution by demonstrating that ideas drawn from quantum physics, chaos theory, and molecular biology could improve organizational performance. Margaret Wheatley called for free-flowing information, individual empowerment, relationship networks, and organizational change that evolves organically — ideas that have become commonplace. Now Wheatley's updated classic, based on her experiences with these ideas in a diverse number of organizations on five continents, is available in paperback.

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Wheatley describes some recent discoveries in scientific fields such as biology, chaos theory, and quantum physics and explains how understandings gleaned from this "new science" may be applied to the world of organizations and management. The emphasis throughout is on creating organizations that are adaptive, creative, and resilient in times of chaos. The third edition features a new chapter in which the author reflects on lessons learned from recent news stories. Wheatley has been a management professor and consultant since 1973. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This pioneering work shows how revolutionary discoveries in quantum physics, chaos theory, and biology provide powerful insights for transforming how we organize work, people and life. "Margaret Wheatley pushes our thinking about people and organizations to a new level".--Ken Blanchard. Color photos.
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oregonmac, November 30, 2006 (view all comments by oregonmac)
This book will blow your hair back, especially if you have ever been part of a "change initiative" in your work life. Meg Wheatley's observations and her clear style make you want to slap your forehead and say "Why didn't I think of that?" At the same time she challenges her readers to take the action and responsibility needed to move forward with a new world view that throws out the old mechanistic way of thinking and declares that humans and their organizations are "whole systems" and operate just the same as ecological and cosmic systems. A great read.
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ISBN:
9781576753446
Subtitle:
Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Author:
Wheatley, Margaret J
Author:
Wheatley, Margaret J.
Author:
Wheatley, Margaret
Publisher:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Subject:
Leadership
Subject:
Organizational Behavior
Subject:
Management Science
Subject:
Chaotic Behavior in Systems
Subject:
Quantum Theory
Subject:
Business Writing
Copyright:
2006
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Third Edition
Publication Date:
20060901
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
218
Dimensions:
9.31x7.21x.67 in. .96 lbs.
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