Tag: VUCA

  • What is Institutional Theory?

    Key takeaway: Institutional Theory explains how organisations are shaped by external pressures, such as regulations, industry norms, and…

  • What is Technical Leadership?

    Key takeaway: Heifetz and Linsky distinguish technical leadership from adaptive leadership. Technical leadership applies existing expertise, tools, and…

  • What is Adaptive Leadership?

    Key takeaway: Adaptive Leadership, developed by Heifetz and Linsky, helps leaders tackle complex challenges that lack clear solutions.…

  • What is the Three Horizons Framework?

    The Three Horizons Framework, developed by McKinsey, helps organisations balance current performance with future growth. Horizon 1 focuses…

  • What is Scenario Planning?

    Key takeaway: Scenario Planning, popularised by Royal Dutch Shell, helps organisations prepare for uncertain futures by developing multiple…

  • What is Cognitive Resource Theory (CRT)?

    Cognitive Resource Theory, developed by Fred Fiedler and Joe Garcia in the 1980s, is a refinement of Fiedler’s…

  • What is Systems Theory?

    Systems Theory emerged in the mid-20th century as a response to the limitations of classical and mechanistic views…

  • What are Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles?

    Henry Mintzberg, a Canadian academic and management scholar, challenged the traditional view of managers as planners and controllers…