As leaders how we are is as important as what we do. The second edition of this leadership
classic updated with new chapters shows how to master the inner and outer work needed to
build relationships that unleash the transformational creative potential in everyone. We need
to expand beyond top-down one-dimensional leadership models and find alternatives that are
more fluid and inclusive and that harness the possibility of many rather than relying on the
power of one. This is exactly what Karen and Henry Kimsey-House provide in this groundbreaking
book. Co-Active Leadership is a deeply collaborative approach which is why the first of its
five dimensions is leading from within: self-leadership. Leaders must be fully present and live
lives of integrity openheartedness and self-awareness if they are to make the kind of
conscious creative choices Co-Active Leadership demands. Each of the remaining four dimensions
work together holistically. Depending on the situation you may lead from the front offering
guidance and inspiration from behind supporting and encouraging others from beside
partnering with and supporting other members of your team or from the field drawing on
insights and wisdom available beyond the rational mind. This edition includes two new chapters
one offering new ways to utilize the Co-Active Leadership Model and another that goes deeply
into the Co-Active philosophy. Co-Active Leadership celebrates and honors different expressions
of leadership. It invites all of us to share our expertise and allows collaborative solutions
to emerge that would never have been possible otherwise.
