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Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance In a Self-Organizing World Paperback – Large Print, December 28, 2012

by Harrison H. Owen (Author)
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Wave Riders are curious people possessed of an innate capacity to go with the flow, constantly seizing upon opportunity when others see no possibility, or even disaster. Their level of performance is consistently high, and projects are often completed in breathtakingly short periods of time, with a degree of excellence that may seem unbelievable. Not always, not in every instance - but with a regularity that sets them apart, but never alone. Together with their fellows, Wave Riders create the critical community bonds, essential for productive activity. And they bring a special gift - Leadership. Their passion and responsibility for a cause inspire others to make common cause. Not by domination and control, but through invitation and appreciation, the efforts of many coalesce as one.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ReadHowYouWant; 16th ed. edition (December 28, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1442966742
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1442966741
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.73 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers find the book provides a refreshing perspective on leadership and self-organization. They describe it as an engaging, quick read that affirms their views.

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Customers find the book insightful. They appreciate the author's perspective on self-organization, complex systems, and leadership. The book provides a fresh perspective on effectiveness and productivity among knowledge workers.

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"...This book is a great one if you're into self-organizations, adaptive complex systems, dealing with complexity (cfr. CYNEFIN), ......" Read more

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"...n't looking beyond the present, Wave Rider is a rather quick and affirming read. Owen is an engaging writer and thinker." Read more

"...It was almost a great book! The writing style is pretty ok, though at times a bit verbose and repetitive...." Read more

"Amazing book outlining what most of us as managers and consultants are afraid of - lose of control...." Read more

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  • Jon Jorgensen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unabashedly Frank Exposé on The Ideas Expounded by The Book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2016
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    If you are familiar with Theory X or the management styles arising from Fredrick Taylor's work, then you will find Wave Rider to be a very fresh, timely, insightful view of organizational leadership which is both powerful towards generating unprecedented effectiveness and productivity among knowledge workers especially, but any kind of work that requires real collaboration in general. If performance matters to a given organization, then the degree to which everything depends on surmounting impossible odds to reach ultra-high performance, is the degree to which the ideas presented in Wave Rider can make a profound and lasting difference in transforming the cultural fiber of the organization, and the mindsets of those who would be its bold leaders. Beyond this point, you are wasting precious time reading this review and should I either buy Wave Rider and start reading, or take a new approach to saving your organization.
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  • Philippe Bailleur
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on self-organization
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2016
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    This is a great, great, great book ... a hug for the great work of Harrison Owen.
    Years ago I started working with Open Space Technology, based on the book of Harrison Owen.
    It was kind of a breakthrough in my work with large groups.
    Mixed with World Café and Appreciative Inquiry ... it's the basis for great work with large groups.

    This book is a great one if you're into self-organizations, adaptive complex systems, dealing with complexity (cfr. CYNEFIN), ...
    The "Reinventing Organizations" book that hypes nowadays must be inspired by this book ... and the companies Frederic Laloux is talking about must have been reading "Waver Rider" ... no doubt.

    The biggest insight ... self-organization is as natural as gravity. I'm a believer ;-)
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Ahead of its time
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012
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    ...which of course is the point. A practical guide for those who can see a better future when most others aren't looking beyond the present, Wave Rider is a rather quick and affirming read. Owen is an engaging writer and thinker.
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  • Bas Vodde
    3.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic start but very poor continuation
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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    I was looking very much forward to reading The Wave Rider by Harrison Owen. Harrison Owen is probably best known for creating Open Space Technology and his wonderful book related to Open Space: Open Space Technology: A User's Guide. The wave rider promises to bring the self-organization of Open Space to organization. Exciting!

    The book consists of two parts: 1) preparing for wave riding, 2) wave rider's guide to the future. The beginning of the first part was excellent. Harrison Owen looks what creates high-performance and comes to the conclusion that high performance and self-organization go hand-in-hand. He takes this a lot further and states that all systems are actually self-organizing, whether we want it or not, and that the amount of control imposed on a self-organizing system will cause it's performance to degrade. He then reflects on his experiences with Open Space and wonders if the same high performance that he has seen in Open Space can be created organizational-wide.

    So far, I was extremely excited about the book! Especially how would it continue and what examples would the author give. What new ideas would he have. I was about to mail everyone that Waverider is a must-read... until I continued.

    After the exciting start, there wasn't much anymore... the author explains Open Space and then takes the practices of Open Space and tries to apply the same ideas to organization. However, this felt (to me) very forced and unnatural, the opposite of what he started with. Also, there isn't anything more than the original principles of Open Space. Not only that, the book becomes incredibly theoretical as there are no examples of how this would actually work... except for examples of Open Space Technology. The author says the work is an forever on-going work and this is just the start... and yeah, I can see how that is true. However, the book provided a very poor start for me and all the excitement I had about the Waverider was gone. In fact, I recalled all my recommendations, except for... read the beginning. It was almost a great book!

    The writing style is pretty ok, though at times a bit verbose and repetitive. There are lots of stories, but the stories are unfortunately almost all about Open Space.

    I give about 5 stars for the first couple of chapters, they were wonderful... but about 2 or less for the continuation. In total, I'd rate this as 3 stars... a good start... not a good finish. If you read it, don't finish it :)
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  • Uma Sundaram
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2015
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    Amazing book outlining what most of us as managers and consultants are afraid of - lose of control. However, where control ends, creativity and engagement begin.
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  • Amy D
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not your run-of-the-mill leadership book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2016
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    This book provides a refreshing perspective on leadership. It's not your run-of-the-mill book on leadership. Highly recommend.
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  • Gregory J. Sedbrook
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting edge
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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  • Dh Lebel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hallelujah.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2009
    The quality of Harrison's writing continues to ring true if for no other reason than he is consistently singing the same song. The breath of the topic he is endeavoring to name, define, capture, however you want to call it, is laudable, immense and timeless. So much of the book depends on accepting certain tenets, it borders on axiomatic, it progresses, but the steps are well laid out and revelatory. A fascinating development which you can buy knowing that you have the essence of all previous works present in you hands. Hallelujah.
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