If you are a leader in an organization or simply interested in how to make your organization work better, this book is for you. If you sense you are merely skimming the surface, aware of a more vital dimension eluding you, and frustrated by applying the same management fads over and over, just with different labels on, then perhaps you are open to looking deeper into what makes organizations function, fail, and flourish. This book will walk you through these questions and more. But instead of giving you answers and prescriptions, Essential Balances guides you through a whole new way of seeing, thinking, and being. You will see how to turn this into new habits, discover fundamental principles, and be able to see and influence the three essential balances: Autonomy and Cohesion - Can you have freedom but keep everything working together at the same time? Stability and Diversity - Is difference and divergence at odds with a stable organization? Exploration and Exploitation - Should you go out and find new clients, new markets, or new opportunities, or would it be better to wring the most out of where you are, what you have, and what you currently do? These balances apply at all levels: personal, organizational, and societal. The habits to monitor, maintain and adjust them start with noticing that they pervade everything we do. When we explore this, embrace the paradoxes of organizations, and discover that those very paradoxes make organizations vital and alive, we realize that it is a dynamic balance - constant adjusting, noticing, and shifting. So, if you want to cast off the weight of management fads and fashions and glimpse wisdom that will change the way you see the essence of everything, then get Essential Balances today.