The New Leadership Literacies, Bob Johansen
The New Leadership Literacies, Bob Johansen
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The New Leadership Literacies
Thriving in a Future of Extreme Disruption and Distributed Everything

Author: Bob Johansen

Narrator: James Gillies

Unabridged: 4 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2017


Synopsis

Over the next decade, today's connected world will be explosively more connected. Anything that can be distributed will be distributed: workforces, organizations, supply webs, and more. The tired practices of centralized organizations will become brittle in a future where authority is radically decentralized. Rigid hierarchies will give way to liquid structures. Most leaders—and most organizations—aren't ready for this future. Are you?It's too late to catch up, but it's a great time to leapfrog. Noted futurist Bob Johansen goes beyond skills and competencies to propose five new leadership literacies—combinations of disciplines, practices, and worldviews—that will be needed to thrive in a VUCA world of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. This book shows how to (1) forecast likely futures so you can “look back” and make sure you're prepared now for the changes to come, (2) use low-risk gaming spaces to work through your concerns about the future and hone your leadership skills, (3) lead shape-shifting organizations where you can't just tell people what to do, (4) be a dynamic presence even when you're not there in person, and (5) keep your personal energy high and transmit that energy throughout your organization. This visionary book provides a vivid description of the ideal talent profile for future leaders. It is written for current, rising star, and aspiring leaders; talent scouts searching for leaders; and executive coaches seeking a fresh view of how leaders will need to prepare. To get ready for this future, we will all need new leadership literacies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reid on February 25, 2019

Here is a question: what is the difference from predicting the future in ten years or imagining the future ten years out and working back from there? Answer: I don’t really know. That’s the how I feel about this book. Yes, you can split hairs and talk about how imagining the future and working back......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on September 27, 2017

If you haven’t been overwhelmed with the ever changing landscape in both our business and personal lives, you will be. Technology and the connected world that we live in is beginning to master us instead of the other way around. Moving forward everything including people, systems, and organizations......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on September 10, 2018

Learn to look backward from the future Voluntarily engage in fear Embrace shape-shifting organizations Be there even when you're not there Create and sustain positive energy These are Bob Johansen's new leadership literacies. I had the opportunity to hear the author speak to a group of YMCA CEOs and CVOs......more

Goodreads review by Keely on February 16, 2024

This book provided many insights that I had not previously thought about. It also gave me a better and more nuanced understanding of how I “feel” about remote work post the pandemic. The entire section on the utility of different types of communication is interesting, especially how leaders will nee......more

Goodreads review by Brad on June 30, 2023

Interesting read about what this author, a futurist, believes will be the ten most important things leaders in the near future will need to be. Nothing very surprising, other than these two that stuck out to me: Leaders will be expert video gamers. This surprised me, but the author argues things like......more