Harvard Business School Press</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div><B>Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon Editors</B><BR><BR>To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration?? decisive action?? and rich rewards?? but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line?? disturbing the status quo?? and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back?? there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in?? take the risks?? and sometimes get burned. But it doesn't have to be that way say renowned leadership authorities Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. In Leadership on the Line?? they show how it's possible to make a difference without getting "" or pushed aside. They present everyday tools that give equal weight to the dangerous work of leading change and the critical importance of personal survival. Through vivid stories from all walks of life?? the authors present straightforward strategies for navigating the perilous straits of leadership. Whether parent or politician?? CEO or community activist?? this practical book shows how you can exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.<BR></div></br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br>Climbing Mount Everest: dangerous. Hitchhiking in Colombia: very dangerous. Leading through change: perilous. Perilous but possible?? say Heifetz and Linsky in their encouragingly practical guide to putting yourself on the line and negotiating the hazards of leadership. As the authors acknowledge?? many leadership books are "bout inspiration?? but downplay the perspiration."This one doesn't. Leadership is always a risky business?? but those risks can be understoo"and reduced. Effective leadership comes from doing more than the technical work of routine management; it involves adaptive work on the part of the leader?? and a willingness to confront and disturb people?? promote their resourcefulness?? and engage their ability to adjust to new realities. But adaptive change always encounters resistance. Heifetz and Linsky examine four form