Discussions of the effects of Covid-19 on work, organization and leadership often come down to āhome officeā and ādigitizationā. But do these buzzwords capture the multifaceted reality of organizations and how they function?[ā¦]
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What I learned from Drucker about the Art of Career Reinvention
By Ricardo Vargas
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be one of the biggest challenges in recent history for management and leadership. In March 2020, at the onset of the outbreak, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared that as a society we had undergone two yearsā worth of digital transformation in two months. Other well-known leaders like Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Ciscoās John Chambers expressed similar sentiments. [ā¦]
Continue readingDefining The Human Imperative for Enterprise in The Post-Covid Digital Age by Angelica Sirotin
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be one of the biggest challenges in recent history for management and leadership. In March 2020, at the onset of the outbreak, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared that as a society we had undergone two yearsā worth of digital transformation in two months. Other well-known leaders like Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Ciscoās John Chambers expressed similar sentiments. [ā¦]
Continue readingThe Human Imperative ā Extended Abstract ā Invitation to Comment
As exponentially advancing digital technology transforms so much of work and the world, questions inevitably arise about the place of the human being. Some warn[ā¦]
Continue readingWho will guide us now? Leadership in times of crisis by Darren Dalcher
People often lament the qualities and capability of their leaders, political, civil, religious or otherwise. Indeed, they are regularly viewed with what has become known as the three Dās of leadershipādoubt, distrust and dissent. Yet, in times of uncertainty, turbulence and crises, we crave the control and order that come with formal leadership structures and willingly submit to their authority. How can we explain the sudden switch?[ā¦]
Continue readingPowerful leaders pose the most powerful questions by Stefan GĆ¼ldenberg
The most effective leaders of the future will be those who have the most powerful and inspiring questions and who are willing to acknowledge they don’t have the answers, and that they need and want help in finding the answers. It’s in sharp contrast to the conventional view of leaders as the ones who have the answers to all the questions[ā¦]
Continue readingOpening Salvos: Is leadership rising to the occasion? by Simon Caulkin
The year 2020 has put us through a lot, but in doing so created settings for effective leaders to have real impact. Who has stepped up to the challenge and who has stumbled: What broad lessons in leadership can we take away from this annus horribilus?[ā¦]
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