PartⅠ THE CHANGING NATURE OF MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL WORK

1. Introduction

Preface

2. Diversity,Interdependence,and Power Dynamics in Organizations:Beyond Naiveté and Cynicism

3. The Leadership Challenge:Making Social Complexity Work for Us,Not Against Us

PartⅡ THE RELATIONAL CONTEXT OF WORK

4. Relations Outside the Chain of Command:Overcoming Resistance and Gaining Cooperation Without Formal Authority

5. Relations with Subordinates:Coping with Dependence on a Complex Human System

6. Relations with Superiors:The Challenge of Managing a Boss

7. Early Career:Developing an Adequate Power Base

PartⅢ THE LIFE CYCLE OF LEADERSHIP

8. Mid-Career:Using Power Without Abusing It

9. Late Career:Letting Go Gracefully

PartⅣ IMPLICATIONS

10. Improving Personal Effectiveness at Work:Some Recommendations

11. Leadership Skills as Social Capital:An Agenda for the Future

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index