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"A Systems Approach to Leadership" (SAL) is a methodology for creating sustained high performance in conditions of high complexity and uncertainty. Presenting actionable methods for use by everyday leaders, this book puts sound systems approach methods for managing complexity into the hands of professionals.

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Key Assumptions Underpinning a Systems Approach to Leadership.- A Systems Approach to Leadership Overview.- Two Different Worlds.- Holistic and Reductionist Approaches.- Features of a Naturalistic Environment.- Systems Methods.- An Adaptive Systems Model.- The Cognition-Systems Model of Organisation Performance.- Emergent Goal Achievement.- The Cognition-Systems Method.- Preparing Yourself for the Journey.- Naturalistic Enquiry.- Critical Reflection and Learning.- Whole System Diagnosis.- Adaptive System Organisation Design.- Applications of a Systems Approach to Leadership.- Conclusion.- Appendix A: The Theory and Philosophy of a Systems Approach to Leadership.- Appendix B: Learning Journals.

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