ACTION INQUIRY The Secret of Timely and Transforming Leadership

Bill Torbert and Associates (2004)

ACTION INQUIRY not only introduces recent research on leaders who successfully transform themselves, their teams, and their organisations, but also offers specific practices that invite readers to try new combinations of action and inquiry in the midst of their own daily leadership opportunities. In addition to potentially being of direct interest to you, ACTION INQUIRY is a good book to read with co-workers

"Action Inquiry offers a profound step toward a more integral and comprehensive approach to leadership - including not only what constitutes effective leadership, but field tested methods for transforming your own approach into more effective, successful, and truly inspiring leadership.” Ken Wilber

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PERSONAL and ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS through Action Inquiry

Fisher, Rooke and Torbert (2003 fourth edition)

Provides in-depth insight into the Leadership Development Framework, with exercises and case studies that enable the reader to pursue personal learning that marks a journey through these stages.

"What folly to think of developing the learning capabilities of organisations independent from the learning capabilities of the individuals within them. This book offers an exciting new view of the possible synergies between human and organizational development." Peter Senge, Director, Society for Organizational Learning

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THE ART of MENTORING from the series Revealing the Power of Mentoring

Jane Allen (2004)

The Art of Mentoring summarises the elements of mentoring - a practice that is paradoxically both complex and simple. This book unravels the complexity, providing a route map through the territory and assisting mentors in defining their own unique style.

The series ‘Revealing the Power of Mentoring’ provides a realistic and helpful approach for mentors and mentees alike who want to find out what mentoring is all about, why it is so popular and how to do it. The series is published by The Centre for Mentoring and Coaching.

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