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Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference
Todd Pittinsky
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Description for Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference
hardcover. Leaders can no longer just 'rally the troops'. Instead they must employ more positive means to span boundaries, affirm identity, cultivate trust, and collaborate productively. This work provides not only theoretical frameworks around these ideas, but practical tools and specific case studies as well. Editor(s): Pittinsky, Todd L. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Bringing groups together is a central and unrelenting task of leadership. CEOs must nudge their executives to rise above divisional turf battles, mayors try to cope with gangs in conflict, and leaders of many countries face the realities of sectarian violence. Crossing the Divide introduces cutting-edge research and insight into these age-old problems. Edited by Todd Pittinsky of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, this collection of essays brings together two powerful scholarly disciplines: intergroup relations and leadership. What emerges is a new mandate for leaders to reassess what have been regarded as some very successful tactics for building group ... Read more
Bringing groups together is a central and unrelenting task of leadership. CEOs must nudge their executives to rise above divisional turf battles, mayors try to cope with gangs in conflict, and leaders of many countries face the realities of sectarian violence. Crossing the Divide introduces cutting-edge research and insight into these age-old problems. Edited by Todd Pittinsky of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, this collection of essays brings together two powerful scholarly disciplines: intergroup relations and leadership. What emerges is a new mandate for leaders to reassess what have been regarded as some very successful tactics for building group ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781422118344
SKU
V9781422118344
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About Todd Pittinsky
Todd Pittinsky is a Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Research Director of Harvard's Center for Public Leadership. His research explores positive intergroup attitudes (allophilia) and how leaders can use them to bring groups together.
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