Peer-to-peer leadership : why the network is the leader

Peer-to-peer leadership why the network is the leader

From a top scholar and corporate executive comes a new vision for leadership; the days of top-down management are numbered, but the potential for peer-to-peer leadership is limitless.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Mila (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc [2014]
Edition:First edition
Series:BK business book.
Subjects:
Leadership.
Organizational change.
Organizational behavior.
Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks) > Social aspects.
Business networks.
System theory.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627934206719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; About This Book; Chapter 1: The Language of Leadership; Leadership and the Tech Revolution; Individuality and Equality; What Is Peer-to-Peer Computing Technology and How Is It Related to Leadership?; The Difference between a New Theory and a Paradigm Shift; Summary; Chapter 2: Node Community; What Is a Node Community?; The Power of Node Communities: Instant Information Sharing; Power to Create Change and the Dangers of Misinformation; Disruption of Traditional Communication Models; ON THE P2P PATH: Giant Hydra; The Value of Node Communities in Organizations
  • Efficient and Effective Flow of InformationThe Expertise of the Whole Community; Nimbleness and Response to Change; Real-Time Feedback and Dialogue; Summary; Chapter 3: Organizational Equipotency; The Power of Equipotency in Organizations; All Nodes Are Created Equal: Everyone Leads and Everyone Follows; Driven by Communication (Nodes); The Value of Equipotency in Organizations; Serving as an Enabler; Driving Commitment; Engendering Positive Intent; Motivating Everyone to Give Their Best; Implications for Organization Design; ON THE P2P PATH: BMW Designworks
  • Implications for a New Leadership ParadigmSummary; Chapter 4: Relational Dynamics; ON THE P2P PATH: Google; Relational Dynamics; ON THE P2P PATH: Stiletto Network; The Value of Relational Dynamics; People, Information, and Connections; Organizational Anarchy; Shared Decision Making and Governance; Implications for a New Leadership Paradigm; Summary; Chapter 5: From Survival of the Fittest to Survival of the Connected; Darwin Misinterpreted; Adaptation and Mitigation; Protective Processes; Solving Problem Solving; Summary; Chapter 6: The Flow of Information
  • Traditional Barriers to CommunicationDay-to-Day Sharing: Network as Communication Infrastructure; Benefits of the Open Transfer of Information; Summary; Chapter 7: Nimbleness and Change; P2P and Drivers for Change; The Space and Time for Change; The Evolutionary Model; The Dialectical Model; The Teleological Model; The Life Cycle and Cultural Models; A Case for P2P Architecture: Herman Miller; Summary; Chapter 8: Real-Time Feedback and Dialogue; Starbucks: Two Observations, Two Outcomes; ON THE P2P PATH: NYU-A Global Network University; A Better Way; Summary
  • Chapter 9: Implications for Organization DesignWhy is P2P Architecture Important?; The Work Experience; ON THE P2P PATH: Hot Spots Movement; The Work Environment; Summary; Chapter 10: Implications for Leadership; Organization Formation; ON THE P2P PATH: ROWE; Human Resources and Organization Development; Questioning Traditional Leadership; Leadership as a Dyad Exchange Structure; Summary; Moving Forward; ON THE P2P PATH: Paul Polman at Unilever; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; About the Author

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