Leadership on the Line

Leadership on the Line (2002) explores the challenges and risks inherent in leadership roles, with a focus on leading through significant and often contentious change. Through numerous examples and metaphors, it offers strategies for leaders to enact meaningful change, practice adaptive leadership, and maintain resilience in any scenario.

• Managers seeking to implement transformative change within their teams 
• Emerging leaders looking to develop strategic insights into handling new leadership roles
• Educators aspiring to instill leadership principles and adaptive problem-solving skills in their students

Ronald A. Heifetz is a leadership expert, a senior lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the founder of the Center for Public Leadership. He’s recognized for his pioneering work on leadership and adaptive change, merging theories of leadership, organizational change, and conflict resolution. He has coauthored other influential books, including The Practice of Adaptive Leadership and Leadership Without Easy Answers.

Marty Linsky is a seasoned leadership expert and educator with extensive experience in teaching and consulting. As a faculty member at Harvard's Kennedy School for over three decades, Linsky has delved deep into the intricacies of leadership and change. In collaboration with Ronald Heifetz, he has coauthored notable works on leadership such as The Practice of Adaptive Leadership.