Book description
Leaders often have to make decisions without complete information, and
those decisions are expected to be not only right but also timely. Using
reflective techniques can help you learn to depend on your intuition for
help in making good decisions quickly. Reflective practices may seem
time-consuming at the beginning, but the time you put in on the front
end is well worth the investment. It will pay you back both in time and
in the quality of the decisions you make. This series of guidebooks
draws on the practical knowledge that the
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
has generated, since its inception in 1970, through its research and
educational activity conducted in partnership with hundreds of thousands
of managers and executives. Much of this knowledge is shared-in a way
that is distinct from the typical university department, professional
association, or consultancy. CCL is not simply a collection of
individual experts, although the individual credentials of its staff are
impressive; rather it is a community, with its members holding certain
principles in common and working together to understand and generate
practical responses to today's leadership and organizational challenges.
The purpose of the series is to provide managers with specific advice on
how to complete a developmental task or solve a leadership challenge. In
doing that, the series carries out CCL's mission to advance the
understanding, practice, and development of leadership for the benefit
of society worldwide.
Talula Cartwright is a senior faculty member at CCL's
Greensboro campus. She is a trainer in several open-enrollment
programs, and helps design and deliver CCL's custom leader-development
initiatives. A certified feedback specialist and executive coach, she
holds an Ed. D. in higher education from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
