To thrive in a complex world, leaders need to understand the challenges and develop capacity for complex thinking.

1. How to Develop Leaders VUCA
Capabilities
To thri e in a comple orld, Leaders need to
understand the challenges and de elop capacit
for comple thinking
CREATE VISION
The future state, moving beyond
status quo, connecting action
Outcomes Leaders need to achie e through abilities in challenging situations
Decision-Making
Outcomes
Abilities
Challenges
Challenges Leaders Face
Abilities Leaders need to de elop to manage challenges
Inner Game determines the Outer Game effecti eness
Leaders use their abilities to make decisions in challenging en ironments to achie e outcomes
COLLABORATIVE
CAPACITY
Bring together diverse
perspectives to develop
inclusive, innovative,
and effective solutions
CONTEXTUAL THINKING
Consider problems in
terms of broader
systems and contexts in
which they are
embedded
DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS
Quality of deliberative
process
COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY
Ability to think well
about complex issues
ENGAGE PEOPLE
Shape conversations, influence,
support to get work done
ACCOMPLISH TASKS
Selecting tasks, connecting them to
people, and support people to achieve
LEADERSHIP
COMPETENCIES
What behaviors they know
and how they apply
COMPLEXITY OF THINKING
How complexly they see
and can think about
situations
UNCERTAINTY
Lack of predictability
COMPLEXITY
Expansive options that
make navigating change
difficult
VOLATILITY
Nature and speed of
change
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE
What they know and
results able to achieve
AMBIGUITY
Uknown, unclear
circumstances, vague
information
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
How use emotional
information to guide
thinking and behavior
DEVELOPING LEADERS
COMPLEX THINKING
TO THRIVE IN A COMPLEX
WORLD
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Leaders Prepared for VUCA Challenges
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focused on building complex thinkers
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