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At the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation in the State of
Georgia your book has had a profound impact. We have distributed
over 100 copies of this book to our leaders and managers.
Elizabeth Kinne, our director, references it every time she meets
with our leadership and it is becoming part of our culture and
common language. We continue to strive towards the elimination of
"interpersonal mush."
Alan Morris, Assistant Director,
Vocational
Rehabilitation,
Georgia Department of Labor
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Gervase Bushe is a wise teacher. First he takes us by the hand
and patiently leads us deep into the mush that constitutes so much
of the non-communication of organizational life; then, after we
have recognized ourselves as the creators of that mush, he gives
us the knowledge and practical tools we
can use to break through the mush and create the clarity essential
to effective leadership
Barry
Oshry, President
Power
& Systems,
Author
of Seeing Systems
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Clear
Leadership is a thoughtful and thought provoking book explaining how to untangle
the hidden mush and brush limiting your own, your team’s, and
your organization’s effectiveness. It is a masterful integration
of theory and practice with extensive examples and skill
exercises. It is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to be
more effective interacting with others at work and at home.
Robert J. Marshak
American
University,
Author
of Covert Processes at Work
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Gervase Bushe has
beautifully captured the interpersonal underworld and it's
emotional dynamics, that often negatively affect behavior at work.
But, more importantly, he lays out a clear path and the skills
needed to reach interpersonal competence and real organizational
learning.The skill sets are not just for leaders, but for everyone
engaged in partnering with others to accomplish something; and in
today's world, leading learning is just as important as leading
performing.
David
Jamieson
Pepperdine
University
President,
Jamieson Consulting Group
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This is a timely and significant
contribution to the field of knowledge management and leadership.
Gervase Bushe offers lessons for handling the most pressing
problem for knowledge based organisations - organisational mush.
He goes beyond the question of what is taking place in
troublesome partnerships and looks into the essential question of how
to be a competent partner and collaborator. Brilliant and utterly
useful. In
Scandinavia
, many of our most committed and skilful leaders within business,
civil service and politics apply the theory and practice of Clear
leadership.
Anders Risling PhD, Founder
Provins Fem Consulting Group
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In a time when everyone knows they need
to "get different" in their interactions and in the
workplace Gervase has given us a roadmap with plenty of examples.
We know that
collaboration is the key to success. The
Clear Leadership Model gives us the new tools we need to lead
people and teams.
Frederick
A. Miller, CEO
The
Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group
Co-author,
The Inclusion Breakthrough and Be BIG
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As an organizational consultant I¹m
always on the look out for practical models and tools to use with
my clients. This is the best resource I've come across. Rich with
practical wisdom and real life examples, Dr. Bushe provides us
with a common sense approach for cutting through the mush and
creating organizations where learning and high performance is more
than just another slogan. This is a must read for anyone who wants
to learn practical ways to start making a difference in their
organizations NOW!
Martin L. Kaplan, Ph.D.,
independent OD consultant,
Albany, CA
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Tired of the same old drivel on
leadership? Read Bushe's Clear Leadership for a novel
view. His fresh insights and numerous practical suggestions
on how to apply his ideas will leave you impatient to go out and
make things happen
Jerry
I Porras
Stanford
Business School
Co-author
of Built to Last
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Practically focused, clearly written
and deeply thoughtful, Gervase Bushe provides the keys to
authenticity and productivity in organizations.
Robert E. Quinn
University of Michigan
Author of Change the
World and Becoming a Master Manager
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I have just finished reading Clear
Leadership cover to cover. The book changed how I view my maps and
those of others! ... I experimented with differentiation and
tracking at work this week and have already noticed dramatic
positive changes in myself and those around me! It’s great to
feel freed and empowered!
Will Szeto
Technology Services
Accenture Business Services for Utilities
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A practical and insightful book on
enabling leadership through enhancing intrapersonal and
interpersonal competencies. I am particularly intrigued with the
extension of appreciative inquiry philosophy to the management of
our self-concept. This book is an important contribution to the
development of learning conversations in our social and work
lives.
David Hen Hock Wang, Commanding Officer,
Jurong
Centre,
Singapore Police Force
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Clear Leadership revolutionizes the way
we think about leaders and leadership. It breaks out of the quick
fix mold of reactionary leadership with a holistic description of
the characteristics for organizing collective action successfully.
We learn the skills of clear leaders as well as their attitudes
and values. Here is the bible for everyone whose lives can be
enhanced by the effective coordination of human resources, be it
in the family, community or work place.
Hedley G. Dimock,
Ph.D.
Centre
for Human Resource Development
Author of Groups:
Leadership and Group Development and
Intervention and
Collaboration: Helping Organizations to Change.
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Here at last, in Clear Leadership, is a
science of communications expressed so well that individuals at
all levels in a company can both understand and develop the skills
they need. I have made parts of the book required reading for my
staff; new employees get quizzed on the content. It even helps to
re-read parts myself! This is a book with potential to redefine
your corporate culture and to improve almost all aspects of your
working life.
Sebastian Moffatt,
President,
Sheltair Group
Inc
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Rarely does one find a business model
with as much impact on human behavior in the work of transforming
relationships and organizations. This masterful and
ingenious creation of Gervase Bushe has without reservation been
our model of choice in dealing with executives and their aversion
to having difficult and authentic conversations. Gervase blends a
daunting array of disciplines into a highly useable, simple and
effective multi-purpose model of breaking down interpersonal
barriers to having clear and honest conversations. I am in
awe with the feedback our company receives after introducing the
“experience cube” to organizations and their leadership teams.
Truth telling and sense making in your organization is a
compelling reason to start using the principles of Clear
Leadership.
Greg Nichvalodoff,
President,
Inscape Consulting
Group
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