Thinking the Unthinkable : A New Imperative for Leadership in a Disruptive Age
Gowing, Nik, Langdon, Christopher
ISBN 10: 1911382748 ISBN 13: 9781911382744
Published by Hachette Learning, 2018
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Executive leadership faces new vulnerabilities. Many leaders privately concede them, but few are willing to talk publicly about them. 'Unthinkable' events since 2014 have revealed a new leadership fragility at the highest levels. And the pace of change in 2018 shows that the uncertainties are greater than ever. Is this the 'new normal?' Thinking The Unthinkable is an investigation into why leaders have appeared more unable or unwilling than ever to anticipate the biggest issues of our time.In an era of 'wicked problems' why are current leadership behaviours and culture apparently not fit for purpose? What are the causes of so many failures in policy and strategic forecasting? Are they human frailties? Or are they systemic failures to embrace smartly new realities? Through hundreds of interviews and conversations, Nik Gowing and Chris Langdon have analysed the deep new challenges to the human capacity of leaders at the highest keels to accept, understand, embrace then handle the extraordinary processes of change and disruption. This essential book draws on the candid responses. The findings will be disconcerting to leaders at all levels.
About the Author: Nik Gowing was a main news presenter for the BBC's international 24-hour news channel BBC World News 1996-2014. He presented The Hub with Nik Gowing, BBC World Debates, Dateline London, plus location coverage of major global stories. Nik is a Visiting Professor at Kings College, London in the School of Social Science and Public Policy.Chris Langdon is the founder-Director of Reconciliation through Film, being established as a charity to develop new ways of using communications for conflict resolution. He was Managing Director of Oxford Research Group 2010-2014.
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Title: Thinking the Unthinkable : A New Imperative ...
Publisher: Hachette Learning
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good