CCL fellows McGuire and Rhodes replace the common and popular myth that change in organizational culture is beyond the reach of mere mortals. They offer a practical guide for achieving feasible culture transformation by helping leaders see how leading the culture and managing the operations are two sides of the same coin. The book provides guidance and resources that helps leaders decide: (1) what change is feasible; (2) how to set practical incremental targets of change and development; and (3) what are the tools for navigating the turbulent waters of the change process.

CCL fellows McGuire and Rhodes replace the common and popular myth that change in organizational culture is beyond the reach of mere mortals. They offer a practical guide for achieving feasible culture transformation by helping leaders see how leading the culture and managing the operations are two sides of the same coin. The book provides guidance and resources that helps leaders decide: (1) what change is feasible; (2) how to set practical incremental targets of change and development; and (3) what are the tools for navigating the turbulent waters of the change process.

Acknowledgments xiThe Authors xvIntroduction 1Part One: You, Your Team, and Transformation1 Transformation: Can It Be Done? 112 Organizational Culture: Beliefs That Drive Behavior 333 Bigger Minds: Developing from the Inside Out 534 Engagement and Leader Logics 795 Personal Readiness and Leading Transformation 1036 Headroom: Standing Up for Change 1297 Engaging Your Senior Team 153Part Two: Leadership Culture and Organizational Transformation8 The Culture Development Cycle 1819 Reaching into the Culture 21110 Strategies, Culture, and Readiness: The Pattern in Six Case Studies 23511 Feasibility Maps and Changeability 255Appendix A: A Very Brief History of Developmental Theory and Leadership Research 287Appendix B: Roots of the Headroom Concept and Related Methods and Tools 290Appendix C: Helpful Sources of Studies on Intelligence and Brain Research 294Glossary 296References 299Index 303About the Center for Creative Leadership 317