Staying Alive In Complex Challenges Of Leadership And Organizations

References and further reading

Dietrich Dorner. The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations. Basic Books, 2009.

Barry Oshry. Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007.

Ronald Heifetz, Martin Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. HBR Press, 2009.

David Rock, based on an interview with Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. A Brain-Based Approach to Coaching
 International Journal of Coaching in Organizations, 2006, 4(2), pp. 32-43.

David Rock. SCARF: A Brain-Based Model For Collaborating With And Influencing Others. NeuroLeadership Journal Issue 1, 2008.

Dost Can Deniz, MCC, MBA is the founder and principal of MareFidelis Coaching and Consulting. He coaches top leaders and leadership teams of  top local and global companies. He also is a co-leader and partner of the Gestalt Center for Coaching, the provider of ICF accredited Gestalt Coaching Program^TM and has trained many coaches in USA, Canada, Israel and Turkey since 2005. He can be reached at dost@marefidelis.com and www.marefidelis.com .

[1] Dietrich Dorner. The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations. Basic Books, 2009.

[2] This area has recently fascinated many writers and thinkers on leadership and coaching and interested readers are invited to explore into a growing literature.

[3] David Rock. SCARF: A Brain-Based Model For Collaborating With And Influencing Others. NeuroLeadership Journal Issue 1, 2008.

[4] Adapted from the Theravadin tradition of insight meditation. These five obstacles are defined as the hindrances to meditation and also enlightened thought and action. As such, I observe them also as main internal obstacles to exercising effective leadership.

[5] Barry Oshry. Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007. Discussion in this section is mostly based on Oshry’s model.

[6] Ronald Heifetz, Martin Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. HBR Press, 2009

[7] David Rock, based on an interview with Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. A Brain-Based Approach to Coaching
 International Journal of Coaching in Organizations, 2006, 4(2), pp. 32-43.