<P><B>An invitation and guide for leaders ¿to cast a courageous and imaginative vision, to lead resiliently, and to be present and steady in times of deep anxiety.¿</B></P><P>Ed Friedman¿s genius was to see the individual in the family in the larger group, bringing the wisdom of his experience as a therapist and rabbi to the field of organizational leadership.</P><P>A timeless bestseller, <I>A Failure of Nerve</I> still astonishes in this new edition with its relevance and continues to transform the lives of leaders everywhere¿business, church, family, schools¿as it has for more than 20 years:</P><ul><li> Offers prescient guide to leadership in the age of ¿quick fix.¿</li><li>Provides ways to recognize and address organizational dysfunction.</li><li>Emphasizes ¿strength over pathology¿ in these anxious times.</li></ul><P>¿The age that is upon us requires differentiated leadership that is willing to rise above the anxiety of the masses. We need leaders who will have the ¿capacity to und