"They're the first people to volunteer to head up a new business unit, lead a cross-country initiative, or take on an overseas assignment. They're the glass half-full folks, who are constantly "thinking out of the box," forging alliances with colleagues in other departments, seeking out new solutions to old problems, and anticipating challenges on the horizon. And in today's increasingly diverse workplaces, they are often people who have pursued unusual educational and career paths, traveled widely, and speak more than one language. Judi Neal has a term for these people: Edgewalkers." "Featuring interviews with edgewalkers from a variety of fields, as well as practical tools to gauge and manage your own edgewalking skills, Edgewalkers explores the opportunities that are created by defying formal boundaries and fostering creativity at every level of the organization."--BOOK JACKET.