Chaos is a gift? : leading oneself in uncertain and complex environments / edited by Ebben van Zyl, Andrew Campbell & Liezel Lues.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van Zyl, Ebben, editor.

Campbell, Andrew, editor.

Lues, Liezel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reengineering (Management).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Randburg : KR Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

chaos | volatile | uncertain | complex | time | pandemic | coronavirus | leading | private sector | conflict | wisdom | change | Socrates | leadership | unpredictable | difficult | self-care | humanness | business | unpredictable | perspectives | stillness | VUCA | higher education | Zimbabwe | South Africa | Namibia | resilience | optimism | adaptability | university | psychology | environment | conflict | post-conflict | resolution | peace | build | grow | organisation | liminal | lessons | religious | outcomes | recommendation | conclusion | strategy | strategic.

Contents:

COVER

TITLE PAGE

ENDORSEMENTS

COPYRIGHT PAGE

FULL TITLE PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE EDITORS

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE OF BOOK AND TARGET POPULATION

STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: PERSPECTIVES OF LEADING IN UNCERTAIN AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS

ABSTRACT

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING

THEORETICAL EXPLANATION

PERSPECTIVE

CONCLUDING REMARKS

CHAPTER 2: PERSPECTIVES OF LEADING ONESELF IN VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, COMPLEX, AND AMBIGUOUS ENVIRONMENTS

CAPABILITIES OF MODERN WORLD LEADERS IN A VUCA WORLD

LEADING ONESELF AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF LEADERSHIP IN A VUCA ENVIRONMENT

LEADING ONESELF AS AN IMPORTANT BUILDING BLOCK OF THE SELF-INFLUENCING APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP

OTHER THEORIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONCEPT OF LEADING ONESELF

A FEW EXAMPLES OF LEADING ONESELF SKILLS IN VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

THE RELEVANCE OF LEADING ONESELF IN THE 21ST CENTURY

PART TWO: LEADING ONESELF IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

CHAPTER 3: CONFLICT WISDOM: THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THE FRAME

THE 'VUCA' ENVIRONMENT

SPOTLIGHT: POL POLMAN

THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

HANDLING CONFLICT PRODUCTIVELY

MENTAL MODELS AND CONFLICT BEHAVIOURS

THE REALITY: HOW TO CHANGE CONFLICT FRAMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE INDIVIDUAL

AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL

CHAPTER 4: LEADERSHIP BY SOCRATES: SELF-CARE IN DIFFICULT AND UNPREDICTABLE TIMES

RECOMMENDATIONS

CHAPTER 5: HUMANNESS IN THE BUSINESS AND PRIVATE SECTORS

OSKAR SCHINDLER AND THE HOLOCAUST

THE CORE OF LEADERSHIP

THE ETHIC COMPONENT IN LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE

THE TRUE NORTH OF HUMAN DIGNITY.

HUMAN DIGNITY AND VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

21ST CENTURY GOAL POSTS FOR HUMANNESS AS A GUIDING LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE

CONCRETISATIONS OF HUMANNESS: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND PHILANTHROPY

CHAPTER 6: PERSPECTIVES ON STILLNESS FOR A VUCA WORLD

AN ILLUSTRATION OF INCORPORATING STILLNESS

THEORY

PRACTICAL REALITY

PART THREE: LEADING ONESELF IN THE ACADEMIC SECTOR

CHAPTER 7: RESILIENCE AND AGILITY IN ZIMBABWEAN HIGHER EDUCATION

BACKGROUND: ZIMBABWE'S HIGHER EDUCATION

HIGHER EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE: A VUCA ENVIRONMENT?

LEADING ONESELF THROUGH RESILIENCE IN AVUC A WORLD: PROFESSOR PRIMROSE KURASHA

THE THEORY OF PERSONAL RESILIENCE

AGILITY

CHAPTER 8: OPTIMISM AND ADAPTABILITY WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR

SETTING THE SCENE: THE CONTEXT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

CHAPTER 9: BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED SATISFACTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA (UNAM)

LEADING ONESELF QUALITIES

VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

LEADING ONESELF IN A VUCA ENVIRONMENT

THEORY RELATED TO LEADERS' CHARACTERISTICS

PART FOUR: LEADING ONESELF IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

CHAPTER 10:SOUTH AFRICA'S SURVIVING VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

BACKGROUND ON BECOMING A DEMOCRACY (SOUTH AFRICA)

CHAPTER 11: LEADING SELF IN SOUTH AFRICA'S VUCA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT

RAMAPHOSA'S TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SOUTH AFRICA'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT VUCA ENVIRONMENT

THEORIES TO LEAD SELF IN RESPECT OF PUBLIC SECTOR VUCA ENVIRONMENTS.

CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

CHAPTER 12: A MODEL OF LEADING SELF IN VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

PART FIVE: lEADING ONESELF IN CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTS

CHAPTER 13: CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR PEACEBUILDING: LEADING ONESELF IN AN UNCERTAIN AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT

VUCA ENVIRONMENT

APPLICATION

THEORETICAL DISCUSSION

CHAPTER 14: LIMINAL LEADERSHIP IN A VUCA WORLD

EXAMPLE

IMPORTANT FACTORS IN LEADING ONESELF

CHAPTER 15: LEADING ONESELF IN A VUCA WORLD: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD OF RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP

INTRODUCTION: RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP, SELF-LEADERSHIP AND THE VUCA WORLD

PART SIX: LOOKING AHEAD, OUTCOMES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 16: LOOKING AHEAD: STRATEGIC LEADING ONESELF SKILLS IN VUCA ENVIRONMENTS

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK IN A VUCA WORLD

CHAPTER 17: LEADING ONESELF IN UNCERTAIN AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS: OUTCOMES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

OUTCOMES OF THE BOOK

LIST OF REFERENCES

INDEX

BACK COVER.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-86922-861-8

OCLC:

1225553170