SHIFT: Leading from the Future

Do you find yourself running to stand still as you try to lead in today’s volatile and unpredictable business landscape? Is constant firefighting distracting from your big vision and are you trapped in the routines and context of today's chaos?

Shift – Leading from the Future invites leaders to reconsider their leadership practices in order to prepare for these challenges and thrive in today’s volatile business world. Faced with an explosion of competition, an acceleration of complexity and a dissolution of time in which to respond, this book outlines five critical shifts in leadership mindsets to navigate.

1. Shifting Between Profit and Purpose

2. Shifting Between Hierarchy and Networks

3. Shifting Between Control and Empowerment

4. Shifting Between Planning and Experimentation

5. Shifting Between Withholding and Transparency

Mike Straw and Paul Adams are leaders with decades of experience in consulting and directing some of the world’s most recognised businesses. Seeing the continuing impact of volatility and uncertainty on the operations, vision and prospects of the companies they lead and consult with every day, they recognised that no one knows what is going to happen in the future and the existing rule books have little to offer.

Shift - Leading from the Future seeks to change that by helping leaders to face new challenges with purpose and curiosity, with an open and collaborative spirit and confidence in their own vision of the future.