Leadership Mindsets for Adaptive Change: The Flux 5

Sharon Ravitch and Liza Herzog's book "Flux 5: Developing Adaptive Leadership Mindsets and Skills to Address Today's Workplace Challenges" helps leaders develop adaptive leadership mindsets and skills to address the myriad intersecting challenges shaping the workplace. The book encourages leaders to cultivate a visionary and resonant leadership approach at the intersection of crisis leadership, professional and human development, systems thinking, entrepreneurial leadership, and organizational equity frameworks.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and hands-on book is designed to assist leaders in cultivating adaptive leadership mindsets and skills to effectively navigate the complex and ever-changing challenges of the modern workplace. By leveraging the Flux 5 framework, organizational culture and systems experts Sharon Ravitch and Liza Herzog guide leaders, teams, and organizations in creating the necessary conditions to drive and implement adaptive change. In a world where leader roles are constantly evolving, it is essential for leaders to possess finely tuned mindsets, frameworks for leadership, and skillsets that enable them to navigate the complexities of individual and organizational sense-making for cultural and institutional excellence.

The Flux 5 framework, built upon five mindsets – Inquiry Mindset, Humanizing Mindset, Systems Mindset, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Equity Mindset – equips leaders with the tools to drive adaptive change as a means of professional and organizational development. Through embedded leader learning activations and organizational practices, the book guides leaders in developing each mindset as they progress through the text. By cultivating a visionary and resonant leadership approach at the intersection of crisis leadership, professional and human development, systems thinking, entrepreneurial leadership, and organizational equity frameworks, the book encourages leaders (and their organizations) to foster a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.

Succinct, accessible, pragmatic, and inspiring, this valuable guide appeals to leaders, teams, and organizations across various sectors, organizational types, and business contexts. It serves as a valuable resource for professors, students, and practitioners of leadership, management, organizational psychology, and organizational development, helping them deepen their understanding of adaptive leadership and its role in shaping a successful and resilient future for organizations.

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032394862