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Leadership and the new science : discovering order in a chaotic world /

"Shows how discoveries in quantum physics, biology, and chaos theory enable us to deal successfully with change and uncertainty in our organizations and our lives. Includes a new chapter on how the new sciences can help us understand and cope with some of the major social challenges of our time...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wheatley, Margaret J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler, 2006.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Sumario:"Shows how discoveries in quantum physics, biology, and chaos theory enable us to deal successfully with change and uncertainty in our organizations and our lives. Includes a new chapter on how the new sciences can help us understand and cope with some of the major social challenges of our times. We live in a time of chaos, rich in potential for new possibilities. A new world is being born. We need new ideas, new ways of seeing, and new relationships to help us now. New science--the new discoveries in biology, chaos theory, and quantum physics that are changing our understanding of how the world works--offers this guidance. It describes a world where chaos is natural, where order exists "for free." It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that connect us. It assures us that life seeks order, but uses messes to get there ... Wheatley describes how the new science radically alters our understanding of the world, and how it can teach us to live and work well together in these chaotic times. It will teach you how to move with greater certainty and easier grace into the new forms of organizations and communities that are taking shape. You'll learn that: [1] Relationships are what matters--even at the subatomic level, [2] Life is a vast web of interconnections where cooperation and participation are required, [3] Chaos and change are the only route to transformation in this expanded edition, Wheatley provides examples of how non-linear networks and self-organizing systems are flourishing in the modern world. In the midst of turbulence, Wheatley shows, we create work and lives rich in meaning."--Publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xiv, 218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-204) and index.
ISBN:9781605091471
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9781609941307
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9781282299849
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