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In an organization with a high capacity to adapt, people share responsibility for the larger organization’s future in addition to their identification with specific roles and functions.
Ronald A. Heifetz • The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
So it’s a lifelong enterprise to build your networks, by both asking for and giving help.
Stewart D. Friedman • Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life
Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
MIT professor Edgar Schein described culture as having three levels: artifacts, espoused beliefs and values, and basic underlying assumptions.
Claire Hughes Johnson • Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
The Culture of Do and Tell
Edgar H. Schein • Humble Inquiry
As you build up your career, build a kitchen cabinet of people who can elevate you but also ensure you’re grounded (see above: be honest with you). These should be people you trust, people who have your best interests in mind, and people who aren’t afraid to tell you when you’re being an ass.
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
What we can take from Allen as an important insight is that the secret to a successful organization lies in the holistic perspective. Everything needs to be taken care of, otherwise the neglected bits will nag us until the unimportant tasks become urgent.