Systems Thinking and Leadership

Leadership: A Systems Thinking Perspective

Accepting new paradigms are important to advancing scientific knowledge. Over the history of humanity, discoveries have been made because of the availab ility of new facts that would be either prev iously impossible or improbable for mult iple reasons. However, whenever one contextualizes the importance of leadership within the contemporary period of existence, one would find it difficult to di...

Beyond Paradoxes: Bifocal Thinking and Systems Intelligent Leadership

This article discusses the inherent paradoxical nature of systems intelligent leadership. Systems intelligent leaders show a fluent ability to act as the situation calls for and exhibit bifocal thinking to transcendent seemingly oppositional positions to exploit the emergent potential. Selected paradoxical aspects of systems intelligent leadership are highlighted: acting intelligently without k...

Transforming Leadership with Whole Brain® Thinking

Enhancing Design Thinking with Framing Prof. Igor Hawryszkiewycz School of Systems, Management and Leadership

The paper describes how design thinking can foster the creativity and innovation needed to provide business solutions in the trend to more complex environments. The paper however describes some limitations of design thinking and identifies the need to combine the social focus of design thinking with the more formal analytical methods to provide business solutions. The paper does this by integra...

Critical Thinking and Judgment: The Key to Effective Leadership

Organizational Behaviorists cite several key attributes and competencies typically associated with effective leadership. High energy, conscientiousness, and cognitive ability make most lists. Unfortunately, these attributes are not very malleable, especially for adults. Fortunately, there are also several competencies—related to effective leadership but distinct from traits-that can be develope...