The philosophic consultant : revolutionizing organizations with ideas

Title:

Personal Author:

Koestenbaum, Peter, 1928-

Publication Information:

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2003

ISBN:

9780787962487

Subject Term:

Management -- Philosophy

Leadership

Business consultants

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In The Philosophic Consultant, acclaimed business consultant, philosopher, and author Peter Koestenbaum links deep insights of philosophy with practical business issues. Throughout this one-of-a-kind resource, Koestenbaum shows consultants and human resource practitioners how they can foster philosophical leadership within their organizations to positively affect the business environment. The book promises tangible results-- credibility, trust, and thoughtful attention-- and demonstrates how to apply philosophy, share knowledge with others, and use this newfound thoughtfulness to achieve bottom-line results.

Author Notes

Peter Koestenbaum is a freelance consultant, speaker, trainer, and leadership coach. He is associated with Quantum Leadership Solutions in Santa Monica and the Koestenbaum Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Innovation Group's School for Leadership and Change in Richmond, VA

Warren Bennis

List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits	p. xv
Foreword	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Part 1 Context
Chapter 1 Introduction	p. 3
Heroic Leadership	p. 6
Audience	p. 11
How This Book Is Organized	p. 11
Chapter 2 Your Heroic Journey	p. 13
Starting Off	p. 14
Becoming Unstuck	p. 15
Transformation	p. 17
Raising the Questions	p. 19
Addressing the Questions	p. 23
The Two Worlds of Leadership	p. 28
Eight Steps to Apply Philosophic Insight to the Real World	p. 30
Part 2 The Diamond at a Glance
Chapter 3 The Change Agent's Diamond	p. 41
The Diamond in Full	p. 45
Putting It All Together	p. 56
Activity	p. 59
Chapter 4 The Diamond at Work	p. 63
Managing Today's Alienation in the Workplace	p. 63
Using the Diamond in the Real World	p. 67
Business Applications Example I	p. 72
Images of the Leadership Mind	p. 75
In Sum	p. 80
Business Applications Example II	p. 81
Activities	p. 82
Chapter 5 Secrets of Implementation	p. 83
The Language of Leadership	p. 84
The Turning Point	p. 84
An Ongoing Diamond Audit	p. 87
Intelligent Leadership Conversations and Strategic Intervention Moments	p. 87
The IdeaBank	p. 91
Diamond Reverse Engineering	p. 95
Advantages of Language Training	p. 96
Motivating	p. 98
Activity	p. 101
Part 3 The Main Body of the Leadership Mind: Four Intelligence Tools
Ethics
Chapter 6 Ethics	p. 107
What Is Ethics?	p. 107
Evil	p. 111
Empathy	p. 116
Principle	p. 117
Tough Love	p. 120
Chapter 7 Empathy	p. 121
The Essence of Empathy	p. 121
The Business of Relationships	p. 125
Community	p. 127
Service	p. 129
Why Should Anyone Be Ethical?	p. 131
The Decision to Be Moral	p. 134
Chapter 8 Principle and Duty in Business	p. 137
Risk Deontology	p. 138
You Have a Choice	p. 141
What Is the Face of an Ethical Workplace?	p. 147
Activity	p. 151
Courage
Chapter 9 What Is Courage?	p. 157
The Structure of Courage	p. 158
Radical Freedom	p. 160
Extreme Accountability	p. 162
Activity 1	p. 163
The Fourth "R"	p. 166
Activity 2	p. 167
Activity 3	p. 168
Chapter 10 Freedom: The Structure of the Experience	p. 171
How Does It Feel to Be Free?	p. 172
We Not Only Choose, We Also Choose to Choose	p. 176
Unconscious Freedom	p. 177
Anxiety and the Sense of Self	p. 179
Your Business Needs Your Freedom	p. 181
What Is the Upside of Freedom?	p. 183
In Sum	p. 184
Activity	p. 185
Chapter 11 The Resistance to Courage	p. 187
Two Meanings of Responsibility	p. 188
Activity	p. 192
Chapter 12 A Bad Decision? A Case Study in Leadership Coaching	p. 195
The Situation	p. 195
The Analysis and Response	p. 196
Activity	p. 205
Chapter 13 Courage as My-Body	p. 207
You Are Your Courage	p. 209
The Edge	p. 218
Activity	p. 218
Chapter 14 Pain and the Tragic Sense of Life: The Phoenix Factor	p. 223
Depression	p. 224
Counteracting Evil	p. 225
An Inner Struggle: Job Change	p. 226
The Rule of Reason ... or Passion	p. 228
In Sum	p. 231
Activity	p. 233
Reality
Chapter 15 Reality: The Zone that Gives No Quarter	p. 237
Humanity in Danger	p. 240
The Nature of Hardness: Do You Really "Get It"?	p. 241
The Structure of Reality	p. 242
Where Is Your Reality?	p. 244
TLC	p. 249
The Leader's Task	p. 250
What's the Cash Value?	p. 253
Activity	p. 255
Chapter 16 Image: Multiple Perspectives	p. 257
Narcissism	p. 257
Image	p. 260
Integrity	p. 265
Subjective Perspective	p. 266
Keeping Distance	p. 268
Activity	p. 271
Vision
Chapter 17 Vision	p. 277
The Importance of Visionary Intelligence	p. 279
Modeling	p. 282
Activity	p. 284
Tips for Developing Genius	p. 286
Activity	p. 290
Chapter 18 Genius: Ways to Expand Visioning	p. 299
Creativity	p. 299
Activity	p. 314
Resisting: A Final Word on the Obstacles	p. 326
Part 4 The Main Body of the Leadership Mind: Two Mastery Tools
Polarity
Chapter 19 Polarity	p. 335
Polarity and Adaptation	p. 337
Activity	p. 339
Co-Creation and Subjective Perspectives	p. 342
Prediction and Transformation	p. 343
Polarity As a Deep Structure	p. 345
Polarity and the Bottom Line	p. 346
Polarity Mapping	p. 351
The Conscientious Objector	p. 355
Greatness
Chapter 20 Greatness	p. 365
Part 5 Appendices: Using the Total Diamond
Appendix A The Magic Matrix	p. 371
Quick Test, Diagnosis, and Healing	p. 371
Compensating for the Shadow	p. 376
Activity	p. 384
Appendix B Mastery Resources	p. 387
The Rings/Arenas of Life	p. 388
The Master Worksheet	p. 390
Client Marketing Profile	p. 394
The OD Practitioner's Checklist	p. 400
The "Nay" Sayers	p. 407
Your Twelve-Step Organizational Attitude and Implementation Audit	p. 411
Questions and Answers	p. 416
Bibliography	p. 425
About the Author	p. 427
Index	p. 429

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