Breaking the Zero-sum Game [electronic resource] : Transforming Societies Through Inclusive Leadership / Edited by Aldo Boitano de Moras, Ra�ul Lagomarsino Dutra, H. Eric Schockman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Breaking the Zero-Sum Game; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; The Design of this Volume; References; Dedication; Acknowledgements from the Editors; About the Editors; Foreword; Part 1: Pushing the Boundaries of Inclusiveness; Introduction; Chapter 1 Breaking the Zero-Sum Game: Transforming Societies through Inclusive Leadership; The Question of Leadership; Perspectives of Leadership -- A Comprehensive Review; Diversity and Inclusion; Inclusion Framework; Inclusive Leadership; Inclusive Leadership Competencies; Global Mindset; Self-Awareness; Empathy

Cultural IntelligenceCollaborative Teamwork; Inclusive Leadership Benefits and Outcomes; Servant Leadership Outcomes; Inclusion Outcomes; Organizational Culture and Change; Inclusive Leadership -- Why Does It Matter?; References; Chapter 2 What's in a Word? Troubling and Reconstructing the Discourse of Inclusion; Queering the Discourse of Inclusion; Race, Assimilationism, and Inclusion Discourse in Leadership; The Baby and the Bathwater of Inclusive Leadership; What's in a Word?; References; Chapter 3 Fostering Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems; Defining Leadership and Innovation

Fostering Inclusive InnovationIdentity and Empathy; Relationships, Networks, and Movements; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Broadening and Sustaining; Capacity Development; Into the Future; In Closing; References; Chapter 4 Toward the "Other": Followership Justice and Leadership Reach; Introduction; Observing Leadership from a Distance; Why Leadership?; Human Geography: Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers; Education: Open and Free; Local Scale Social Justice; "Other": Implications for Leadership; "Other": Space and Practice; Place Leadership Theory; Summary: "Other" as Postmodernism Fades

AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 5 Denizen Leaders as Radical Negotiators of Third Alternatives in Complex Societies: Not Yours, Not Mine, But Ours; Denizen Leaders in Just Societies; The 3rd Alternative: Negotiating Beyond 'Yours' or 'Mine'; Be Tough on the Problem and Soft on the Relationship; Balance Interest in Task and Relational Outcomes; Consider and Uncover Multiple Interests, Including Cultural Differences and Basic Human Needs; Listening and Seeing with Your Mind and Your Heart; Decision Confidence and Decision Competence

Ideation and Multiple Possible Alternatives for Mutual GainBeyond Zero-Sum or Fixed Pie: From Problem Solving to Futuring or Forward-Flecting; Reframing, Re-diagnosing the Problem; Intelligence Gathering; Rules of Engagement and Decisions; Wear TOP's Shoes for a Day; Join Them 'at ground zero' -- Total Immersion; Matters of Trust; Trust; Collaboration; Consider and Uncover Multiple Interests; Transparency, Self-Awareness and Balanced Processing; Combined Forces: Hope, Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience; Maintaining 'face' -- A Concern for Both Parties

Escaping the win-lose dynamics of zero-sum game approaches is crucial for finding integrated, inclusive solutions to complex issues. This book uncovers real-life examples of inclusive leaders that have broken the zero-sum game, providing insights that help the reader develop their inclusive leadership skills.