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The Systems Thinking Leader

LDRLB

A key component of global leadership is complexity. 2) says it bluntly: “Serious students of cross-border organization have arrived at the position that keeping it simple is stupid; the world is complex, and simple organization in a complex world becomes less and less viable.” Developing global executives. McCall, M. &

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The Systems Thinking Leader

LDRLB

A key component of global leadership is complexity. 2) says it bluntly: “Serious students of cross-border organization have arrived at the position that keeping it simple is stupid; the world is complex, and simple organization in a complex world becomes less and less viable.” Developing global executives. McCall, M. &

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Judgment Calls

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

The traditional paradigm where the great leader imparts his wisdom and leads his organization to great heights does not work in today’s world. With an expanding global economy, a digital information explosion, and increasingly rapid pace of business, our world is too large, our organizations too complex.

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Ask, Learn, Follow Up and Grow

Marshall Goldsmith

One global leader who spends a great deal of his life asking is George Weber, the secretary-general of the international Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Sincere asking demonstrates a willingness to learn, a desire to serve, and a humility that can be an inspiration for the entire organization.

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