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[…]
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Who 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 D’s of leadership—doubt, 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?[…]
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Powerful leaders pose the most powerful questions by Stefan Güldenberg
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[…]
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Opening 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?[…]
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Design Thinking in Crisis: A report on the Thinkers Corner dialogue with Tim Brown By Rosanna Sibora
Two years ago I had the privilege of meeting Tim Brown in Vienna, the godfather of design thinking. At this year’s Global Drucker Forum this year we listened to his views on how creativity and design thinking can help us navigate the global crisis and find new paths to a brighter future[…]
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Making Management Great Again by Janka Krings-Klebe and Jörg Schreiner
Following the business news in the weeks after this year’s Drucker Forum, it became clear that management, as taught at business schools, is headed for irrelevance. Today it no longer solves problems. It creates them. So-called “best practices” of management have caused a multitude of problems that only became apparent after a delay of decades, but are now making themselves felt with force[…]
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Not enough good leaders – How to develop them? by Dr. Annika Steiber
The quality of leadership is important for a well-working society. Still, good leaders seem to be rare according to Raymond Hofmann. A poll of the participants seemed to bear out his assumption, as 93% voted that there is a leadership problem in the world[…]
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