All Leadership starts with thinking - about problems, about possibilities and about organizational capabilities. But thinking never occurs in a vacuum. Long gone are the days when a chief executive would disappear for weeks with a towel over his head, only to reappear to announce 'the answer' to the organization. Modern leadership is about shaping the social process of engagement, strategizing and decision-making so that workers can create immeasurable value. This book is about what executives can do to transform the thinking of those around them. It is about the circuitry that lies beneath the change process and the habits and norms that govern business conversations. For every senior person that ever had a sense of deja vu in the boardroom or was horrified to see great minds producing pulp, this is the book for them. This book will give you exemplary decision-making, quicker organizational change and focussed leadership.Robin Ryde is the Head of the Centre for Strategic Leadership with the National School of Government. He has a background in leadership and organizational development spanning numerous sectors and internationally. Ryde has delivered cross-sector development and consultancy in the UK, the US and other territories including South America and Eastern Europe. His interest in leadership thinking has, in part, been sparked by the hundreds of private and public sector Chief Executives with whom he has engaged. This has ignited an interest in the way that leaders think and approach problems and the common dilemmas they face.Ryde is a keen SCUBA diver and lives in South West London with his family.