If we needed a reminder that the world is complex and in constant motion then 2020 certainly
delivered. Suddenly the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities of leadership were starkly
revealed for all to see as the dynamics of complexity and change played out intensively and
very publicly on the global stage. Leadership in Complexity and Change draws on complexity
science to paint a picture of a world in constant motion where leadership is enacted in the
midst of complexity and continuous change. We must learn to engage with complexity. If not now
when? Part I of this insightful book brings complexity science to life by considering the
practical challenges of complexity and its implications for leadership. Part II considers how
leaders can reinvigorate existing tools and approaches with a new mindset before offering some
new tools and practices for learning informed leadership. Part III concludes by considering the
person in the practice of leadership in complexity and change. Key ideas are presented through
mini-cases and practical examples embedded throughout the book. This book will help executives
managers and professionals recognise where some of the challenges come from understand why
those challenges persist engage with the dynamic patterning of organisational life appreciate
the scope for leadership recognise the choices that can be made choose how to manage themselves
Events around the book Link to a De Gruyter Online Event in which the author Sharon Varney
together with Jean Boulton Leading authority on complexity theory and its implications for the
social world and Ian Rodwell Head of Client Knowledge and Learning at Linklaters LLP discuss
what it means to be an effective leader in an uncertain world and that one should develop the
ability to keep an eye on the emerging future: https: youtu.be vSi732fdqbc
