Constructing Leadership 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution signals a sea change in the way we lead our organisations. Moving away from relational leadership and horizontal, organisationally-led development, it is imperative that business leaders are able to adapt to more networked organisations and shift away from dated assumptions of positional power. Constructing Leadership 4.0 breaks new ground by explaining the urgent challenges facing managers and business leaders. It will teach you how to: Approach leadership development as a system rather than a programme Develop an organisational ecosystem to support leadership 4.0 Build collaborative networks Cultivate a responsive mindset through sensemaking Use non-classroom based learning methodologies for educating leaders Rooted in leadership development methodology and underpinned by cutting-edge research, this book calls for businesses to cultivate responsive leaders through a theory of connectivism and swarm intelligence that reflects the coming cybernetic revolution.

Explores the various ecosystems that promote connectivity and investigates how to initiate them Provides three collective mindset methodologies that promote cognitive readiness rather than cognitive dependency Includes a detailed checklist for organisational decision-makers to prepare future leaders to be effective in industry 4.0 Covers leadership within networks, building network learning, and connecting ideas into a collective strategic approach

Auteur

Richard Kelly has spent 25 years developing leaders. Working in both public and private sectors he has developed leaders at all levels of the organisation both in the UK and overseas. Over the last 15 years, Richard has worked as an independent leadership consultant based in Europe and South America. Currently, he is the CEO of a niche leadership consulting company based in the UK, with British, European and South American clients, that seeks to develop leaders at a systems level.

Contenu

1. Introductory Chapter: Towards Leadership 4.0.- 2. Making Connections.- 3. Introducing a Systems and Vertical Approach to Developing Leaders.- 4. Developing Leaders 1: Rethinking Structure - From Egosystems to Ecosystems.- 5. Developing Leaders 2: Rethinking Connections - From Leading through Structures to Leading through Networks.- 6. Developing Leaders 3: Rethinking Mindsets - From Directive to Collective Behaviour.- 7. Future-proofing Organisations for Leadership 4.0.