Leading Organizations of the Future

This book delves into uncharted territory, offering an extensive exploration of the future of organizations and how they should be led. In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), traditional organizational paradigms no longer suffice. Instead, this book introduces a visionary framework for the leadership of tomorrow's organizations, one that adapts to the unique demands of each situation.

Drawing on insights from interviews with 12 subject matter experts, this research-driven work challenges the relevance of twentieth-century leadership styles in the VUCA era. The experts highlight the importance of metagovernance, complexity leadership, and sense-making as essential components of navigating the ever-evolving landscape of modern organizations.

Central to this exploration is the question of how to develop a context-specific leadership management framework capable of guiding organizations through simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic contexts. This book not only identifies the pressing need for such a framework but also provides a comprehensive blueprint for its creation.

This book is a valuable resource for those who wish to understand the future of organizational leadership and how it can adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. It not only reshapes the current understanding of leadership but also offers practical insights that will shape the organizations of the future.

Evolves a new logicpast styles of leadershipwith which to lead organizations of the future Shows organizations how to configure to requisite order with greater collective intelligence Connects metagovernance, complexity leadership, and sense-making to advise how organizations should be led

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Olivier Serrat is currently pioneering research in environmental peacebuilding at Georgetown University. As the former head of the Knowledge Management Center at the Asian Development Bank (2008–2012), and with extensive experience in environmental management across Asia and the Pacific, Olivier has been a relentless advocate for learning and innovation. He is the acclaimed author of several influential works, including Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework (Springer, 2023), Digital Solutions: Reframing Leadership (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Leading Solutions: Essays in Business Psychology (Springer, 2021), Knowledge Solutions: Tools, Methods, and Approaches to Drive Organizational Performance (Springer, 2017), and Learning in Development (2010). Additionally, he produced Guidelines for Knowledge Partnerships (2011) and ADB: Reflections and Beyond (2010). Olivier has authored numerous other publications and spearheaded multiple initiatives to prime and energize knowledge, organizations, people, and technology for learning. His expertise spans environmental management, evaluation, information and communications technology, knowledge management, organizational effectiveness, project design, project implementation, public relations, and strategic planning. Olivier holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Kent, a master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of London, and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

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