{"product_id":"certain-uncertainty-isbn-9781394153459","title":"Certain Uncertainty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprove your ability to adapt to an increasingly unpredictable world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an exciting and illuminating discussion of how to build resilience and agility into our lives and businesses. As rapid and foundational change becomes ever more constant, a state of constant disruption increasingly becomes our new normal. \u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty \u003c\/i\u003ecollects advice and fresh thinking from accomplished business leaders to help managers and executives navigate contemporary markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the book, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to structure your business to better respond to constant fluidity and change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of why the concepts of economic and social certainty were always largely illusory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for embracing forward-looking humility that acknowledges uncertainty about what lies around the next corner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThought-provoking insights from leading business experts including Sheree Atcheson, Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman, Paul R. Carlile, Julie Carrier, Kirstin Ferguson, Nathan Furr, Susannah Harmon Furr, Amy Gallo, Matt Gitsham, Ruth Gotian, Mehran Gul, Diane Hamilton, Maja Korica, Marianne W. Lewis, David Liddle, Terence Mauri, Jennifer Moss, Gorick Ng, David Nour, Simone T.A. Phipps, Leon C. Prieto, Ben Pring, Megan Reitz, Wendy K. Smith, Lisa Kay Solomon, Modupe Taylor-Pearce, Tamsen Webster, Ben Whitter, Andrew Winston, and Kai D. Wright\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn engaging and insightful exploration of a dynamic and ambiguous world that’s increasingly full of surprises, \u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e will earn a place on the bookshelves of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries seeking ways to adapt to a world in which sameness and certainty are relics of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eAmy Edmondson \u003c\/i\u003exi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by \u003ci\u003eDes Dearlove\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Future Thinking 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1 Resilient, Net Positive Leadership 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Winston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Leading Like a Futurist 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Kay Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Privilege of Leadership: A Constant in an Uncertain World 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSheree Atcheson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Leading from the Future (Not the Past) 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerence Mauri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Toward Uncertainty Ability: Leading Self and Others to Possibility Beyond the Unknown 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Transformational Leadership 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e6 Leading with the Head and Heart: The Modern Leader Our World Needs Today 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirstin Ferguson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Nine Derailers of Strategy 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Pring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Radical Empathy: How to Craft Effective Communications About Change 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTamsen Webster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Leading Sustainability Transitions 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Gitsham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Navigating Paradoxes 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWendy K. Smith and Marianne W. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The WHY, WHAT, and HOW of Leadership 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul R. Carlile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Organizational Culture 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e12 Developing a Curious Culture at Work 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiane Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Is Your Company Alive? 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMehran Gul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Staying in the Know in Extraordinary Times 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaja Korica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Stop Quiet Quitting Your Life 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOri Brafman and Rom Brafman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Policy: The Path to Prevent Burnout 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Moss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Voices of Difference 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e17 Voices of Difference at Work 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMegan Reitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Want More Female Leaders? Develop Leadership When It Matters Most 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulie Carrier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Servant Leadership, Cooperative Advantage, and Social Sustainability 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeon C. Prieto and Simone T.A. Phipps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Leaders Talk Less and Speak Last 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eModupe Taylor- Pearce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Talent Magnets 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e21 Deciding Whom to Promote: Beware of “DEIB Debt” 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGorick Ng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Justice at Work 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Liddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Personal Branding in a Creator Economy 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKai D. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Need for High Achievers in the Era of Uncertainty 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Gotian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI Relationships@work 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e25 Curve Benders: Quality vs. Quantity of Strategic Relationships in the Future of Work 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Nour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Navigating Ambivalence in Our Professional Relationships 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmy Gallo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 How Leaders Can Help Employees Face Uncertainty 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Whitter \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDES DEARLOVE \u003c\/b\u003eis a British business journalist and management theorist known for his expertise in the evolution of management ideas and thought leadership. He is Co-founder of Thinkers50, the influential global ranking of management thinkers.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom global financial crises to natural disasters, and political upheavals to wars and pandemics, major disruptions to “business as usual” are becoming ever more common. With them, a state of constant, transformative change has begun to define our economic and personal lives, and we need a way to deal with that new reality as business leaders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e, management commentator and theorist Des Dearlove delivers a timely and insightful discussion of how to build resilience and agility into our lives and businesses to deal with the increasingly volatile conditions in which we all live. In the book, you’ll find advice and fresh, new thinking from accomplished business experts to help you navigate through the new era of ambiguity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author explains how to structure your business to better respond to constant fluidity and change and why the concepts of economic and social certainty were always largely illusory. He also sets out strategies for embracing a forward-looking humility that acknowledges uncertainty about what lies around the next corner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty \u003c\/i\u003eis a necessary and urgent call to stop pretending we are in control of the environments in which we do business and to start focusing on where we can really make a difference: in our responses to the next disruptive and unexpected event. It offers practical, hands-on strategies from leading business personalities who demonstrate how to respond adaptively and effectively to myriad threats, distractions, opportunities, changes, and even Black Swan events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for managers, executives, board members, and entrepreneurs, Certain Uncertainty will also earn a place on the bookshelves of business students, aspiring business leaders, and anyone with an interest in how to navigate the increasingly complex challenges facing modern organizations.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStructure your business for maximum resilience and agility in an increasingly volatile world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent call to business leaders around the world. Its message is clear and simple: stop trying to control what can’t be controlled. Instead, learn to respond effectively and adapt quickly to the disruptions and transformative changes that are appearing ever more frequently and suddenly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenowned management expert Des Dearlove offers advice and reflections from dozens of today’s leading voices in business and leadership that will show you how to structure your business for maximum resilience and agility and navigate through uncertainty. You’ll learn why concepts of economic and social certainty were always largely illusory and how to embrace a mindset that includes forward-looking humility about our ability to see what lies around the corner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn essential resource for executives, managers, board members, and entrepreneurs, \u003ci\u003eCertain Uncertainty \u003c\/i\u003eis also an invaluable roadmap for aspiring business leaders and students of business and management seeking guidance in a world that is increasingly volatile and unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988898988261,"sku":"NP9781394153459","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394153459.jpg?v=1761781972","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/certain-uncertainty-isbn-9781394153459","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}