Still Moving (eBook)

Deborah Rowland brings a unique combination of practical experience, original insight and ground-breaking research to the leadership of change. She has personally led change in global organisations such as BBC Worldwide, Gucci Group, PepsiCo and Shell. Across her consulting career she has pioneered two major inquiries into leading change sustainably, which have been extensively published and whose insights inform the reality of organisational transformation around the world. The story of this book now inspires the Still Moving change consulting practice. Deborah acts as a change coach to CEOs and major institutional leaders in all walks of life and is a sought after speaker, teacher, and writer in the field. She is co-author of Sustaining Change: Leadership That Works (Wiley, 2008). Deborah tends to her own inner source via regular yoga, meditation, art gazing, painting and walks in nature, in particular along the spectacular coastal paths of Southern Cornwall.

Foreword ix

Acknowledgements xiii

Moved by Stillness xvii

1 Introduction 1

2 Is Change Changing? 11

3 Still Moving - The Inner and Outer Skills 29

4 It All Starts in Mindfulness 57

5 The Power of the Systemic 79

6 Make Disturbance Your Friend 103

7 Holding the Fire 125

8 The Time for Emergence 149

9 A Tale of Still Moving and Business Transformation 173

10 Still Moving and Your Leadership 199

11 The Sense of an Ending 215

Appendix 1 Detailed Still Moving Research Methodology from Chapter 3 227

Appendix 2 Detailed Leadership Development Programme Description from Chapter 9 229

Notes 233

Bibliography and General Recommended Reading 239

Index 241

"Still Moving is an inspiring, practical and provocative take on the power of mindful leadership to reshape our world."--Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer, MIT

"What makes a successful change agent in a world of exponential change? I have long argued that learning to live with ambiguity will be one of the keys to success. Still Moving will show you how."--Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever

"A compelling and practical guide to the leadership of change. By sharing her self-reflection and brave journey into her past, Deborah inspires us all to become more conscious and embracing of our own life narratives."--Ann Sarnoff, President, BBC Worldwide North America

"Still Moving is a must read for any senior leader or consultant who is responsible for leading large, complex change. Let the book speak to you, consume the wisdom, and put that wisdom into practice."--Bill Adams, CEO, The Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group

"How strange that it has taken so long for us to wake up to the fact that the inner states and capacities of leaders really matter. Still Moving changes the game, and not too soon."--Michael Chaskalson, Professor of Practice, Ashridge Business School

"Still Moving is an exciting breakthrough in thinking on leading change and a must read for any serious change leadership practitioner. It challenges us to consider how change needs to be different in today's fast paced world."--Mike White, Former Chairman and CEO, DirecTV

"Still Moving will permanently alter the way you think about leading change. Thoughtful, honest, compelling."--Kevin Cox, Chief Human Resources Officer, American Express Company