This book features twenty keys to solving problems, making decisions, and taking action for managers faced with conflicting goals and priorities. Today's managers and leaders are faced with paralyzing challenges. There is never enough time or resources to get everything accomplished, and every organisation is constantly being pulled in multiple directions. Every decision has consequences - some immediate, some longer-term. Added to these challenges, the politics of corporate culture, where issues of power, influence, and authority are constantly in play. CEOs, business owners, department heads, team leaders, or managers need to learn how to navigate these treacherous shoals - to be flexible and decisive, supportive and commanding, tactical and strategic. In this fascinating analysis of business life, James Lucas identifies over a dozen fundamental paradoxes of leadership and demonstrates how the greatest leaders embrace, rather than avoid, them. From "exercise authority and share power" to "encourage cooperation and encourage conflict," Lucas shows readers how to pursue seemingly incompatible goals simultaneously and thrive in a world of ambiguity. This book defines twenty managerial paradoxes, with practical approaches to navigating them successfully. It features dozens of examples from a wide variety of businesses and other organisations. It can be applied by businesspeople, or by leaders, or aspiring leaders, in other fields, and includes checklists and other practical features.