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So Far from Home: Lost and Found in Our Brave New World (BK Life)

So Far from Home: Lost and Found in Our Brave New World (BK Life) Paperback - 2012 - 1st Edition

by Wheatley, Margaret J

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Wheatley provides encouraging maps for how to design organizations based on living systems' capacity for creativity, change, and adaptation. But in the 20 years since the first publication, she's seen that in spite of our best efforts the world that's emerged is on a destructive trajectory.

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U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2012. 1st Edition . Paperback. Very Good. Soft Cover,As New Condition. By The Bestselling Author Of Leadership And The New Science, Turning To One Another, And Many Other Inspiring Books * Combines Penetrating Insights Into The Problems And Paradoxes Of Modern Society With A Fresh Perspective On How To Persevere In The Face Of Unending Challenges Using The Skills Of Insight And Compassion * Wheatley's Most Personal Work To Date, Dedicated To Alleviating The Exhaustion And Despair Of Forward-Thinking People We Live In A Time Of Increasing Polarization And Irrationality, Like A Tower Of Babel With No Distinction Between Fact And Opinion, Where Information No Longer Changes Minds. In Cyberspace, We Are Bombarded With Constant Distractions And Narcissistic Self-Making Activities. Instant Judgment And Blame Have Replaced Rational Thinking. Organizations Are Bloated By Bureaucracy And Meaningless Measures. Those Working For Positive Change Become Exhausted, Ill, And Heartsick As Their Good Work Is Ignored, Underfunded, Or Attacked. We Need To Acknowledge That We're Lost In A World Far Different Than We Hoped For. We Need New Maps To Navigate Our Brave New World. In Leadership And The New Science, Wheatley Provided Encouraging Maps For How To Design Organizations Based On Living Systems' Capacity For Inclusion, Change, And Adaptation. But In The Twenty Years Since That Book's Publication, She's Seen That In Spite Of Our Best Efforts, The World That Has Emerged Is On A Destructive Trajectory That Won't Be Reversed By Our Working Harder, Finding New Methods, Or Forming Better Networks.
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  • Title So Far from Home: Lost and Found in Our Brave New World (BK Life)
  • Author Wheatley, Margaret J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 168
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers, U.S.A.
  • Date 2012
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 133802
  • ISBN 9781609945367 / 1609945360
  • Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.57 x 0.78 in (21.64 x 14.15 x 1.98 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Awareness, Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012025518
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.891

About the author

Margaret (Meg) Wheatley writes, speaks, and teaches globally about how we can accomplish our work, sustain our relationships, and willingly step forward to serve in this troubled time. She has been working actively out in the world since 1966. She is the author of six other books.

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