Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership
Jonathan R. Clark · Erin E. Clark · Kim B. Clark
Oct 2024 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Petrea Burchard
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Generative AI and the remote-work revolution show us every day that we're in a new era. The rules and norms have changed—and so must leadership.
And yet, coercive bureaucracy, hierarchy, and control—old ways of thinking and working—are still with us, a deep-seated and powerful legacy. We are living through a profound transition from an old, industrial era to a new one that is digital, transparent, and complex. In Leading Through, the dynamic struggle between two competing paradigms of leadership is compellingly illustrated: an old paradigm that involves control and power over people versus a new one that enables and inspires power through people.
With rich examples and stories, the authors show how deeply ingrained the legacy model of leadership remains and how destructive it is, causing waste and loss of human potential, stifling innovation, and ultimately resulting in what the authors call "organizational darkness." They go on to articulate a new, positive model, one that consciously seeks to do good and to make things better; that cares for people, helping them to thrive; and that mobilizes people to solve tough problems. These three elements, they argue, are the soul, heart, and mind of leadership, and activating them requires careful attention to both the personal and the organizational dimensions of leadership.
And yet, coercive bureaucracy, hierarchy, and control—old ways of thinking and working—are still with us, a deep-seated and powerful legacy. We are living through a profound transition from an old, industrial era to a new one that is digital, transparent, and complex. In Leading Through, the dynamic struggle between two competing paradigms of leadership is compellingly illustrated: an old paradigm that involves control and power over people versus a new one that enables and inspires power through people.
With rich examples and stories, the authors show how deeply ingrained the legacy model of leadership remains and how destructive it is, causing waste and loss of human potential, stifling innovation, and ultimately resulting in what the authors call "organizational darkness." They go on to articulate a new, positive model, one that consciously seeks to do good and to make things better; that cares for people, helping them to thrive; and that mobilizes people to solve tough problems. These three elements, they argue, are the soul, heart, and mind of leadership, and activating them requires careful attention to both the personal and the organizational dimensions of leadership.
About the author
Jonathan R. Clark is a professor of management at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he has also served as department chair and associate dean. His work focuses on helping leaders create the conditions under which individuals, groups, and organizations do their best collective work.
Erin E. Clark is a managing director with Deloitte Consulting, Human Capital, where she works with clients to improve their performance, drive change, and create sustainable advantage through people.
Kim B. Clark served as dean of the faculty at Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005. He also served as the fifteenth president of Brigham Young University-Idaho from 2005 to 2015 and commissioner of education for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2015 to 2019.
Petrea Burchard is an actor, audiobook narrator, and writer. Her stage experience covers everything from Second City comedy to Shakespeare, and her resume includes television, film, and voice-over work. When she's not narrating audiobooks in her Los Angeles home studio, she loves to travel.
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