Sensemaking

Leader as Map Maker

by George Ambler on August 21, 2008

Photo by Chuck “Caveman” Coker Leadership is a journey and an effective leader brings along a map. Maps are useful tools to helping us understand where we are, where we want to be and what route we need to take when journeying from where we are, to where we want to be. A key leadership [...]

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The Importance of Context for Successful Leadership

by George Ambler on June 24, 2008

Photo by dinimueter  Tony Mayo, co-author of “In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century“, discusses the importance of contextual intelligence for leaders. In his post Tony Mayo describes the importance of context for leaders…. “Yes, business leaders need to have certain personal characteristics to be successful, but it is often the [...]

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The Importance of Sensemaking in Leadership

by George Ambler on June 15, 2008

Photo by joshuamckenty One of the critical leadership capabilities required today is sensemaking, which is defined by Wikipedia as: “..the ability or attempt to make sense of an ambiguous situation. More exactly, sensemaking is the process of creating situational awareness and understanding in situations of high complexity or uncertainty in order to make decisions.” The [...]

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Leading for the Next Act

by George Ambler on August 11, 2007

The article titled “Leading for the Next Act: Why CEOs Must Evolve or Step Aside“ published in Knowledge@Wharton provides an interesting discussion concerning the need for leaders to change their leadership style to fit that challenges facing their organisations. “The secret to long-term CEO success, suggests David Nadler, a consultant to boards and senior executives, is conceiving of [...]

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The MIT Leadership Framework…

by George Ambler on April 20, 2007

The MIT Leadership Center has a great leadership framework, discussed in the article “Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty” by Deborah Ancona, the Director of the MIT Leadership Center. The framework was developed by four MIT Sloan faculty members, Deborah Ancona, Wanda Orlikowski, Peter Senge and Tom Malone and is underpinned by the following four core [...]

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