Jazz pianist and management scholar Frank Barrett illuminates
how an improvisational "jazz mindset" and competencies are crucial
for effective leadership and management in our complex, fast-moving
world. When faced with complexity and constant change at work, what
do the best leaders and teams do? They iterate. They invent. They
improvise. They string together a syncopated and rhythmic way of
working that gets the job done but in a way that allows for
flexibility, new ways of work, and new avenues for opportunity. In
short, they say "yes" to the "mess" that is today''s fast-moving
247 business environment. Frank Barrett, jazz pianist and
management scholar, says this improvisational "jazz mindset" - and
the skills and competencies that go along with it - is crucial for
effective leadership today. Like skilled jazz musicians,
organizations and business people must take this inventive approach
to successfully deal with issues that range from crisis management
to spontaneous decision-making to unforeseen new realities of our
globally-connected world. Today''s shrewdest leaders are constantly
forced to revise their assumptions and experiment with new
strategies. In this groundbreaking book, Barrett vividly shows and
authentically articulates the jazz model, explaining the principles
of jazz thinking and performance that can help anyone develop the
competencies increasingly required in organizations today. Barrett
urges readers to embrace the complexity of their lives and to take
informed risks. Barrett''s engaging lessons range across functional
areas and will be relevant for anyone who leads or works with
teams. Absorbing and insightful, consider "Yes to the Mess" as your
seminar on collaboration and complexity, against the soulful
backdrop of the world of jazz.
關於作者：
Frank J. Barrett is an Associate Professor, at the US Navy''s
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy in Monterey,
California. He holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve University,
and is an accomplished jazz musician, having toured with the Tommy
Dorsey Band and leading his own duos, trios and quartets. His
interests and expertise include change in complex organizations,
empowerment and appreciative enquiry.
目錄：
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 All That Jazz
Mastering the Art of Unlearning
2 "Yes to the Mess"
Developing Affirmative Competence
3 Performing and Experimenting Simultaneously
Embracing Errors as a Source of Learning
4 Minimal Structure-Maximal Autonomy
Balancing Freedom and Constraints
5 Jamming and Hanging Out
Learning by Doing and Talking
6 Taking Turns Soloing and Supporting
Followership as a Noble Calling
7 Leadership as Provocative Competence
Nurturing Double Vision
8 Getting to "Yes to the Mess"
Advancing Engaged, Strategic Improvisation
Notes
Index
About the Author
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