Strategic Leadership: How to Gain Insight, Make Good Choices, and Rethink Risk

Comprehensive guide to become a better strategic leader, supported by research and case studies

Written by a team of seasoned strategy consultants, Leading with Strategic Thinking: Four Ways Effective Leaders Gain Insight, Drive Change, and Get Results delivers guidelines to how to be an effective, informed, and strategic leader in a world of increasing volatility, providing information on actions and tools to recognize patterns, make good choices, and manage risks in a wide range of contexts, situations, and circumstances. This newly updated Second Edition covers a wide swath of business and global developments since the First Edition was published in 2015, including disruption from technological advancements and generative AI and unforeseen crises such as the global pandemic.

In this book, readers will find insight on topics such as:

• Four leadership types essential in today's business environment: visionary, directive, incubative, and collaborative
• How to remain self- and situationally aware while analyzing problems, making decisions, and taking steps to achieve short- and long-term success
• New methods to interpret experience, relationships, and data and evaluate hazards as both threats and opportunities

Grounded in the latest research and real-world case studies, Leading with Strategic Thinking: Four Ways Effective Leaders Gain Insight, Drive Change, and Get Results earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all executives, consultants, and entrepreneurs seeking proven guidance to navigate the new world of business.