CLA Publications

Cambridge Leadership Associates founders and Harvard faculty, Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linksy, have been on the forefront of leadership practice and theory for more than three decades. The following selection of books, articles, blogs and other publications have grown out of CLA and the founders’ work, research and application of Adaptive Leadership around the world.

Thursday, October 27, 2011: Occupy Wall Street is going nowhere without leadership; (CNN) - I would not take anything away from the success of Occupy Wall Street in bringing so many people together in Lower Manhattan and elsewhere. It is quite an accomplishment. Notwithstanding what has happened so far, the hard work of leadership has not yet begun. It is relatively easy to get disempowered, angry, frustrated people together to rail against a wide range of enemies and scapegoats. It is quite another to effect change.; Read More; Posted by Christiane Montuori at 12:52 PM | Add the first comment!
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Thursday, October 6, 2011: MONEYBALL: ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION; I saw Moneyball Sunday...I never expected the movie to be anything more than cinematic eye candy. It turns out to be as good an example I’ve ever seen of adaptive leadership at work.; Read More; Posted by Christiane Montuori at 9:48 AM | Add the first comment!
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Friday, September 2, 2011: Leadership Lessons from the Campaign Trail Field – On Empty Suits and Full Body Engagement; Romney’s well documented ability to slip and slide to wherever his political ambitions require him to be is well understood. There are some advantages to that. The country needs people in high office who are not committed to positions they will later regret when they come face-to-face with reality instead of campaigns. We need politicians who have the courage to learn and adapt, not hold on rigidly to positions and promises and pledges that sounded good on the campaign trail but get in the way of governing.; Read More; Posted by Christiane Montuori at 12:08 PM | Add the first comment!
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