NAVIGATING CHAOS WITH HEART: A LEADERSHIP GUIDE FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES

Abstract

The author, a longtime nonprofit leader including as CEO/Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus—Pine Council, draws on both her own leadership experience and “the wisdom of thought leaders like Brené Brown, Margaret Wheatley, Peter Senge, Frances Hesselbein, adrienne maree brown, and bell hooks…” She describes the work of each in detail; such as Brené Brown’s “vulnerability revolution”; Senge’s systems thinking; Wheatley’s living systems approach, adrienne maree brown’s Framework for Adaptive Leadership; bell hooks’ Vision for Transformative Leadership, and Frances Hesselbein’s Circular Leadership. (Frances was the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Leader to Leader.) The author calls on some of her own experience of more than 42 years as a leader, and also includes descriptive content within the sections on her featured leaders. For instance, in the author’s words, within Brené Brown she discusses, “embracing uncertainty,” “choosing courage over comfort,” and “building shame-resistant cultures.” Within Peter Senge: “moving beyond symptoms to systems,” “personal mastery as foundation,” and “fostering team learning.” Margaret Wheatley: “embracing chaos as creative force,” “building robust relationships,” and “information as nourishment.” adrienne maree brown: “Fractals: Small-scale reflects large-scale,” “Intentional adaptation,” “Creating resilient interconnection,” and “embracing emergence.”