The Reflective Difference

The Heart of Wise Leadership
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-98431-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This guide will help leaders, executive coaches, and organisation development practitioners to enhance the effectiveness of their reflective practice for themselves and their teams.

Containing easy-to-follow exercises and activities based on theory, practice, and the authors’ own experiences, this companion guide to The Wise Leader expands on the Wise Leader model and introduces the Reflective Difference. The first three sections of the book describe the Reflective Difference, three ways in which effective leaders reflect differently to other leaders: Growing With-and-Through Others; Grounded Positivity and Reflective Momentum. The fourth section of the book expands these individual practices for use with teams.

The Reflective Difference is written for anyone seeking to translate the knowledge gained from The Wise Leader into leadership programs or team coaching sessions, or into their everyday practice. It will be of interest to independent practitioners, including team coaches and facilitators, as well as those responsible for leadership development in organisations.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Skinner, Suzi

Lawrence, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction Part 1 – The Three Differences Difference 1 – Growing WATO (With-And-Through-Others) Difference 2 – Grounded Positivity Difference 3 – Reflective Momentum Integrating the Three Foundations Part 2 - Reflective Difference Exercises for Self Section 1 – Your Current Reflective Habits
Section 2 – Deep Dive into the Reflective Difference Foundations Foundation 1 – Growing WATO Foundation 2 – Grounded Positivity Foundation 3 – Reflective Momentum Integrated Exercises Part 3 - Reflective Difference Exercises for Teams Section 1 - Making Reflection and Learning Visible Between Us Section 2 - Staying Reflective When Things Get Complex Section 3 - Turning Reflection into Action Section 4 - Integrative Exercises Spanning All Three Foundations Part 4 - Creating Reflective Organisations Clarifying Your Start Point Strategies for Embedding the Reflective Difference Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Suzi Skinner is an author, researcher and global leadership advisor whose work challenges the myth of the heroic leader. Drawing on over 25 years’ experience, Suzi advances leadership as a collective practice - experienced with-and-through-others (WATO). At its core is shared sense-making, reflective capacity and collective effectiveness. Her work integrates research and practice to fundamentally reframe how leadership operates in complex organisational systems.

Paul Lawrence enjoyed a long corporate career, leading teams and businesses in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Australia, and Japan. Paul has been working as a coach and consultant since 2007, based in Sydney, Australia, and is a research associate at Oxford Brookes University in the UK.