Table of Contents

Introduction: the Master Competency v

Part One: What Is Leadership Agility?

1 Agility in a World of Change and Complexity 3

2 The Five Eds 13

3 Four Competencies for Agile Leadership 31

Part Two: Five Levels of Leadership Agility

4 Expert Level: Solve Key Problems 43

5 Achiever Level: Accomplish Desired Outcomes 64

6 Catalyst Level: Mobilize Breakout Endeavors 91

7 Co-Creator Level: Realize Shared Purpose 123

8 Synergist Level: Evoke Unexpected Possibilities 155

Part Three: Becoming a More Agile Leader

9 Assessing Leadership Agility 193

10 Developing Leadership Agility 203

Appendix A: Research Behind This Book 227

Appendix B: Stages of Personal Development 235

Notes for Inquiring Readers 249

References 295

Resources 307

Acknowledgments 309

The Authors 311

Index 312

About the Author

The Authors

Bill Joiner & Stephen Josephs are world-renowned consultants and executive coaches whose clients include Aetna, Corning, Dell, EMC, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, MIT, Sun Microsystems, Sunoco, and Travelers. They are partners in ChangeWise, a leadership and organization development firm with offices in Boston and San Francisco. Bill Joiner is an adjunct faculty member at the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics at Boston College, and received his doctorate from Harvard University. Stephen Josephs is a master coach with degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, Antioch College, and Clark University.

Reviews

"... there is much to learn from this book and I commend the authors for their painstaking analysis" (The Learning Organisation, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2008)