Leadership Competencies in Turbulent Environments

Javad Pourkarimi

A chapter in Leadership Studies in the Turbulent Business Ecosystem from IntechOpen

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to identify the core competencies of leaders in turbulent environments because the world is changing rapidly and the environment around organizations is in a very chaotic situation. The concept that describes this environment is Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA). In this situation, leaders play an important role in directing organizations. Leaders' Competencies in a turbulent environment can be divided into five dimensions. Analytical competencies such as thinking (creative, analytical, critical, and systemic), cognitive competencies such as innovation, vision, and strategic vision. Communication competencies such as intercultural literacy, collaboration, digital literacy, confirmation, informal relationships, networking, personal and interpersonal skills, team building, and teamwork. Situational competencies such as adaptability, negative competence, planning for environmental trends, forecasting skills, and responding to changes. Organizational competencies such as cooperation, complex adaptive leadership, group cohesion, decision-making, examining the internal and external environment of the organization, involving the organization in the development strategy, knowledge sharing, decision-making, feedback, reducing response time, and time management. Personal competencies such as acceptance of uncertainty, clarity, composure, courage, emotional intelligence, ethical frameworks, flexibility, assurance of responsibility, integrity, capacity for improvement, independence, insight into leadership, intuition, learning agility, positive sense of identity, quick decision-making, resilience, self-control, and stress management.

Keywords: leadership; competencies; turbulent environments; volatility; uncertainty; complexity; ambiguity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.115544

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