4. What are the indicators a leader without authority must read in order to know when and how to modify the strategy?
5. What examples of effective leadership without authority have you seen in your own school environment?
6. According to Heifetz, authority figures become repositories of a society's hopes and frustrations.As they work to "stay alive," how does this lead to collusion with those who seek to avoid adaptive challenges?
7. What are Heifetz's 7 practical suggestions for leading and staying alive?
8. What is your personal means of "getting on the balcony"? What are some possible strategies you haven't employed yet?
9. a. What is meant by "role/self distinction"? Think of a leader in your school environment who has developed role-self distinction to a high degree. When the capacity is well developed in a person, what do you see? b. Use the insights above to consider where you are in the development of this ability.
10. Given the insights of this book, what are some +likely organizational outcomes for a leader whose routine style has been developed to avoid and/or quickly reduce conflict?
11. Given the insights of this book, how would you describe the relationship between leadership and learning?