Counterintuitive Leadership Strategies for a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) Environment

Introduction

• Disrupt your own way of working and thinking
• Equipping yourself for a new leadership landscape

1. Adopt the Strategic Pause

• Myth of motion
• Case in point: The corporate leadership retreat

2. Disrupt Your Thinking

• The prison of perspectives
• Case in point: The museum at the Rhode Island School of Design

3. Embrace Soft Intelligence

• The addiction to hard data
• Case in point: Nokia

4. Reevaluate Your To-Do List

• The rut of routines
• Case in point: Nabob Foods Limited

5. Communicate to Influence

• The obsession with informing
• Case in point: The venture capital presentation

6. Approach Challenges as a Novice

• The trap of expertise
• Case in point: Martial arts

7. Blaze New Trails

• The chains of best practices
• Case in point: Capital One bank

8. Maintain Timeless Principles

• The power of enduring practices

9. Conquer the Chaos

• New strategies for success

Conclusion

• Next steps