Ronald Heifetz (born February 7, 1951) is an academic and author. He is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership, Founding Director of the

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, and co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates. Formerly a clinical instructor in psychiatry at

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, Heifetz works with leaders in government, nonprofits, and business. His work on adaptive leadership has garnered attention in educational fields.Parks, S.D. (2005) "Leadership Can Be Taught". Harvard Business School Press: Boston, MA. Named "case-in-point" (CIP) teaching, this method focuses on implementing aspects of Heifetz's work within the class itself. CIP has four main distinctions: 1) authority does not equal leadership, 2) understanding the difference between technical and adaptive challenges, 3) Power (of the individual) vs. progress, and 4) Personality (of the individual) vs. presence (skills & practice). The University of Minnesota, University of San Diego, and the Kansas Leadership Center use CIP practices in their work.

Books

*Heifetz, Ronald A., Grashow, Alexander, and Linsky, Marty. ''The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World''. Harvard Business Review Press, 2009. *Heifetz, Ronald A., and Marty Linsky. ''Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading'' (Chinese translation). Bardon-Chinese Media Agency, 2003. *Heifetz, Ronald A., and Linsky, Marty. Liderazgo Sin Limites: Manual de Supervivencia para Managers. Paidos, 2003. *Heifetz, Ronald A., and Linsky, Marty. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading. Harvard Business School Press, 2002. *Heifetz, Ronald A., and Linsky, Marty. I Skudlinjen, Hvordan man overlever i Lederskabets Jungle. Borsens, 2002. *Heifetz, Ronald A. Leadership Without Easy Answers. Belknap Press of Harvard Business School Press, 1994.

References

External links

Professor Ron Heifetz - Adaptive Leadership in 21st Century PresentationA profile of Ronald Heifetz
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