Leadership Agility: A Business Imperative for a VUCA World

The term VUCA, coined by the US Army War College, describes the dynamic nature of the world today and has caught on in a variety of organizational settings to describe a business environment characterized by: 1. volatility, 2. uncertainty, 3. complexity, and 4. ambiguity. CEOs are struggling with ho...

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Published inPeople and Strategy Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 32
Main Authors Horney, Nick, Pasmore, Bill, O'Shea, Tom
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Society for Human Resource Management 01.10.2010
Subjects
Chief executive officers
Collaboration
Employees
Guidelines
Human resource management
Human resources
Leadership
Skills
Success
Talent management
Teams
United States > US
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Summary:The term VUCA, coined by the US Army War College, describes the dynamic nature of the world today and has caught on in a variety of organizational settings to describe a business environment characterized by: 1. volatility, 2. uncertainty, 3. complexity, and 4. ambiguity. CEOs are struggling with how best to lead in a VUCA world. While few would argue about the need for greater leadership agility, not many are able to articulate specific action plans for leaders to become more agile. Leadership agility is the capability of a leader to dynamically sense and respond to changes in the business environment with actions that are focused, fast and flexible. Human resources can help increase leadership agility by: 1. Understanding what is required of leaders to survive and thrive in a VUCA world. 2. Identifying their individual leadership agility strengths and development needs. 3. Embedding leadership agility in their talent management processes.
ISSN:1946-4606