What will it take to lead your organization into the future? "Simply" the ability to simultaneously promote speed, innovation, and non-stop learning... to handle unprecedented complexity and ambiguity... to inspire everyone around you... and to develop a new generation of leaders with the flexibility and emotional intelligence to go beyond where you leave off. This book's team of world-class contributors deliver insight and guidance for addressing the challenges today's leaders face-from organizational renewal to crisis management, strategy to coaching, metrics to maximizing value. Contributors to this book include leading IMS faculty, such as Peter Koestenbaum, Paul Schoemaker, Charles Handy, Michael Lombardo, Randall White, James Hulbert, Judith Bardwick, Russell Ackoff, Robert Eichinger, and many others: a virtual "who's who" of leadership expertise and wisdom. Together, they have created a blueprint for 21st century leadership. * Facilitating change: the central role of today's leader Leading in the networked economy: encouraging speed, risk, and continuous innovation; leveraging experience; and more * Managing chaos, complexity, and ambiguity Gaining the agility you need to handle constant unpredictability * The quest for knowledge in the new enterprise Developing intellectual capital, overcoming mental blind spots, encouraging creativity, and learning from failure * The changing portfolio of leadership skills New techniques for developing dynamic leaders, coaching, increasing emotional intelligence, and more * Building organizations for the new millennium Organizing for innovation and strategic flexibility-including a practical essay on the new value confederations Leading tomorrow's organization... Promoting learning, innovation, creativity, speed, and commitment Facing complexity, ambiguity, and the paradoxes of leadership Creating value and competitive advantage: new strategies for success Coaching and encouraging the next generation of dynamic leaders Lead