Leaders Make the Future

Leaders Make the Future

by Robert Johansen
Released May 2009
Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 9781605090030

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Book description

Some leadership skills are enduring. But to be successful in the future, leaders also need an emerging set of skills uniquely suited to dealing with the challenges of the threshold decade we are entering. Today’s businesses and organizations are operating in a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Though they already seemed stressed to the breaking point, Johansen reminds us that we are also more connected than ever before in our history, but we must fully realize the benefits of that connectivity. In the next decade, leaders will not just see the future—they will make it! But they will not be able to do it alone. Institute for the Future has been developing ten-year forecasts for some of the world’s top organizations for forty years—it is the only futures group to outlive its own forecasts. Bob Johansen draws on IFTF’s latest forecast (included in this book) to introduce skills that will help leaders see connections in the larger systems of which they are a part, embrace shared assets and opportunities, and cut through the chaos to make a better future. Separate chapters focus on each skill, identifying the new circumstances that make it necessary and providing examples of the skill in action. How adroit are you at dilemma flipping—turning problems that can’t be permanently solved into opportunities? What is your level of immersive learning ability—the ability to dive into very different physical and online worlds and learn from them? Do you know what a smart mob is and how to organize one? Johansen provides role models, tools, and advice to help you develop these and seven other skills. We are facing times of unprecedented challenge. Combining research-based forecasts, real-world examples, and his own astute analysis, Bob Johansen helps you identify and acquire the abilities you need to thrive in this difficult world.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Illustration
  3. List of Figures
  4. Preface (1/2)
  5. Preface (2/2)
  6. INTRODUCTION: LEADERS NEED NEW SKILLS TO MAKE THE FUTURE (1/4)
  7. INTRODUCTION: LEADERS NEED NEW SKILLS TO MAKE THE FUTURE (2/4)
  8. INTRODUCTION: LEADERS NEED NEW SKILLS TO MAKE THE FUTURE (3/4)
  9. INTRODUCTION: LEADERS NEED NEW SKILLS TO MAKE THE FUTURE (4/4)
  10. 1 MAKER INSTINCT (1/3)
  11. 1 MAKER INSTINCT (2/3)
  12. 1 MAKER INSTINCT (3/3)
  13. 2 CLARITY (1/3)
  14. 2 CLARITY (2/3)
  15. 2 CLARITY (3/3)
  16. 3 DILEMMA FLIPPING (1/3)
  17. 3 DILEMMA FLIPPING (2/3)
  18. 3 DILEMMA FLIPPING (3/3)
  19. 4 IMMERSIVE LEARNING ABILITY (1/4)
  20. 4 IMMERSIVE LEARNING ABILITY (2/4)
  21. 4 IMMERSIVE LEARNING ABILITY (3/4)
  22. 4 IMMERSIVE LEARNING ABILITY (4/4)
  23. 5 BIO-EMPATHY (1/4)
  24. 5 BIO-EMPATHY (2/4)
  25. 5 BIO-EMPATHY (3/4)
  26. 5 BIO-EMPATHY (4/4)
  27. 6 CONSTRUCTIVE DEPOLARIZING (1/3)
  28. 6 CONSTRUCTIVE DEPOLARIZING (2/3)
  29. 6 CONSTRUCTIVE DEPOLARIZING (3/3)
  30. 7 QUIET TRANSPARENCY (1/3)
  31. 7 QUIET TRANSPARENCY (2/3)
  32. 7 QUIET TRANSPARENCY (3/3)
  33. 8 RAPID PROTOTYPING (1/3)
  34. 8 RAPID PROTOTYPING (2/3)
  35. 8 RAPID PROTOTYPING (3/3)
  36. 9 SMART MOB ORGANIZING (1/2)
  37. 9 SMART MOB ORGANIZING (2/2)
  38. 10 COMMONS CREATING (1/3)
  39. 10 COMMONS CREATING (2/3)
  40. 10 COMMONS CREATING (3/3)
  41. CONCLUSION: READYING YOURSELF FOR THE FUTURE (1/4)
  42. CONCLUSION: READYING YOURSELF FOR THE FUTURE (2/4)
  43. CONCLUSION: READYING YOURSELF FOR THE FUTURE (3/4)
  44. CONCLUSION: READYING YOURSELF FOR THE FUTURE (4/4)
  45. Appendix
  46. Notes (1/2)
  47. Notes (2/2)
  48. Bibliography
  49. Acknowledgments
  50. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. K
    12. L
    13. M
    14. N
    15. O
    16. P
    17. Q
    18. R
    19. S
    20. T
    21. U
    22. V
    23. W
    24. Y
  51. About the Author
  52. About IFTF

Product information

  • Title: Leaders Make the Future
  • Author(s): Robert Johansen
  • Release date: May 2009
  • Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781605090030