Tempered radicals : how people use difference to inspire change at work / Debra E. Meyerson.

"Based on fifteen years of research and observation, Tempered Radicals reveals that adaptive, diverse, family-friendly, and socially responsible workplaces are built not by revolutionaries but by those she calls "tempered radicals"--People who successfully walk the tightrope between c...

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Main Author: Meyerson, Debra E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Harvard Business School Press, [2001]
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Tempered radicals. Who tempered radicals are and what they do
  • Different ways of being "different"
  • pt. 2. How tempered radicals make a difference. Resisting quietly and staying true to one's "self"
  • Turning personal threats into opportunities
  • Broadening the impact through negotiation
  • Leveraging small wins
  • Organizing collective action
  • pt. 3. Challenges for tempered radicals. Facing the difficulties
  • Tempered radicals as everyday leaders
  • Appendix A : research design and methods
  • Appendix B : sample interview protocol
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the author.