An unprecedented combination of political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) factors is creating an “edge of chaos” (see 1) below) condition in the United Kingdom for the next five to 10 years as we realign interests, ambitions and means with changes in mood and conscience.
Usefully for businesses, this challenge to survival can create a “bulldog” mood to win against the odds and pull together in adversity.
But we do need to discover approaches to leadership and management that are compatible with sustained “edge of chaos” business situations. “Discovery Leadership and Management”, orignally announced here, is suggested as an umbrella term for a range of leadership and / or management styles and approaches that will serve stakeholder involvements optimally whatever the situation.
The following visual portrays four possible views we can take of an organisation as we move from a conventional 19th century mechanical system view to a more appropriate living, adaptive system view. Overriding both of these is our current mood. And, as we reflect on our current and future state of global health, we examine our conscience and deep down discover our true purpose, if we are lucky, and find the energy to initiate, or, at the very least, participate in changes that conform to enabling our personal vision.
You can download the complete visual here..
Discovery Leadership and Management.pdf
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Further, three visuals are offered below as a reference for continued dialogue as blueprints for opportunity:-
1) The impact of external events viewed as the balance between ordered and emergent situations...
"Edge-of-chaos" tends to arise when we experience complicated or complex arrangements of activities (shown as tasks or processes below) in combination with extreme difficulty in predicting the future within our chosen horizon or "radar" scan.
2) The engagement and energy of staff at different stages of business maturity and the shifts in perception required...
3) The oportunity for converting external threats to new gains by adopting a different (value network) way of conceiving how work is really done.
The complete set of slides which includes the introduction of value networks /VES and acknowledgements is attached below . Please note that the slides are not accompanied by explanatory text ......
Opportunity blueprint.pdf
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