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P R A I S E F OR BOUNDARY SPANNING LEADERSHIP

Understanding boundaries so organizations can successfully explore and push into new frontiers is a challenge for every leader in almost all undertakings. Ernst and Chrobot-Mason help us better understand the power of teams working collaboratively together. —Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson (USN Ret.), President and Chief Executive Officer, Navy FederalCredit Union Many colleges and universities are searching for new, innovative, interdisciplinary ways to teach students and develop knowledge, making the ability to work effectively across boundaries more crucial than ever. Ernst and Chrobot-Mason offer smart, practical insights that can greatly enhance how educators work together to create future generations of leaders. —Thomas W. Ross,President, University of North Carolina School System This book helps you build the essential boundary spanning capabilities you need to lead people fractured by strongly held values, beliefs, feelings, and practices that seem impossible to reconcile. The authors share wisdom and experiences from around the globe in a book rich with examples, tools, tactics, and cautionary pitfalls—stories that touch yourheart and boost your leadership potential. —Victoria J. Marsick, Ph.D., Professor of Education and Co-Director J.M. Huber Institute, Columbia University I have had the privilege to apply the authors’ practical thought leadership in my business roles since 2005. Now Ernst and Chrobot-Mason have created a next-generation classic to share what will quickly become a must-read guide to leading in theglobal economy. —Practicing Leader/Executive Greg Pryor, Vice President, Leadership and Organization Effectiveness, Juniper Networks Our deepening interdependence with each other is an undeniable reality, a frightening challenge, and a remarkable opportunity. This book boldly guides us into this rapidly emerging new global reality, showing us the simplicity on the other side of the complexity,illuminating insights and skills each of us can use to lead powerfully in the 21st century. —Max Klau, Ph.D., Director of Leadership Development, City Year, Inc.

The globally diverse backgrounds and multiple stakeholder groups that comprise today’s organizations demand the innovative leadership approaches espoused in Boundary Spanning Leadership. The authors’ timely toolset draws from extensive,deep experience and research, and describes in detail how to overcome the numerous challenges that dissimilar teams pose to leaders. —Norty Turner, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and India The biggest challenge in a matrix organization is connecting the dots to unlock value. Boundary Spanning Leadership provides practical tools to constructively removesilos, neutralize negative politics, and put in place the conditions to achieve outstanding results. —Kevin Dooley, Global Head of HR Communications and Employer Brand and Marketing, Deutsche Bank Working across boundaries is key to successfully running a global business. The authors have written a superb book which provides today’s leaders with the necessary insights and tools to steersuccessfully through times of transition. —Guy Kempfert, Global Head Learning and Development, Syngenta Crop Protection AG This book articulates a concept we believe is critical to our success at Lenovo: Businesses that transform cultural differences into organizational strengths, that focus intensely on building a unified global team, and that make their culture a top priority at every level have the bestchance to succeed and build an enduring, winning company. —Kenneth DiPietro, Senior Vice President HR Lenovo For too long organizations have struggled with how best to nurture important collaborations across boundaries of time, space, expertise, and hierarchy. Ernst and Chrobot-Mason identify and make actionable critical practices to help any leader obtain a multiplier effect from their talent. A...