Rikke Kristine Nielsen

Rigorously revised, the ninth edition of this successful, established textbook is ideal for current and future global leaders who want to lead international businesses sustainably and with impact. Combining a wealth of theoretical knowledge with real-world situations from diverse cultures, countries and industries, the book brings key concepts to life, while offering tools and strategies for putting them into practice. Reflecting global trends, this new edition features a greater focus on culture, virtual teams, leadership paradoxes, digital transformations, and a mindset-centered approach to dynamic change. All-new examples and cases contribute to bringing the book completely up to date, while reflection questions and a rich suite of online teaching resources (including suggested student exercises and classroom activities, teaching notes, further resources, and access to Aperian Globesmart), make this an essential tool for developing mindful, global leaders.

Rigorously revised, the ninth edition of this successful, established textbook is ideal for current and future global leaders who want to lead international businesses sustainably and with impact. Combining a wealth of theoretical knowledge with real-world situations from diverse cultures, countries and industries, the book brings key concepts to life, while offering tools and strategies for putting them into practice. Reflecting global trends, this new edition features a greater focus on culture, virtual teams, leadership paradoxes, digital transformations, and a mindset-centered approach to dynamic change. All-new examples and cases contribute to bringing the book completely up to date, while reflection questions and a rich suite of online teaching resources (including suggested student exercises and classroom activities, teaching notes, further resources, and access to Aperian Globesmart), make this an essential tool for developing mindful, global leaders.

One of the most significant management challenges in modern companies and organizations is dealing with unavoidable, complex paradoxes. Today’s world is multidimensional, multipolar, and multipurpose, and increasingly, classic management challenges such as leadership vs. management; exploitation vs. exploration, virtual vs. physical presence, economic sustainability vs. environmental sustainability, localization vs. globalization, etc. assume the characteristics of paradoxes rather than problems or dilemmas. Leadership of paradox is not about making a decision once and for all or prioritizing tough trade-offs, but about navigating between opposing considerations. Navigating Leadership Paradox argues that academic knowledge pools can support leaders’ decision-making and sense-making in organizations and navigating paradoxes. The book outlines a practical pathway for management leaders and professionals for steering through paradox using 5 phases, 10 paradoxes, 15 tools, 20 cases, and 25 learning points. It delineates how to identify a paradox by assessing the nature of your challenge and discusses the appropriate courses of action individually as well in collaboration with other stakeholders. It also gives inspiration and advice for professional helpers assisting others in navigating paradox as part of organizational development or other educational purposes. This book will be essential reading for practitioners and academicians in the fields of leadership paradox, complexity management, change management, leadership dilemmas and organizational paradox.

Denne forskningsbaserede lederhåndbog tager livtag med håndtering af paradokser i moderne virksomheder og organisationer. Paradoksalt er det, når handlemuligheder gensidigt udelukker hinanden, men samtidigt er forbundne på en måde, så et valg mellem dem kun er en midlertidig løsning. Ledelse er dermed ikke et spørgsmål om enten-eller, men snarere både-og. Man kan ikke vælge mellem drift eller udvikling, mellem leadership eller management – man må finde den rigtige balance. Men hvordan finder man balancen og udøver ”både-og ledelse”? Med afsæt i forskning og erfaringer fra praksis præsenterer bogen paradokshåndteringens fem faser, 15 nye ledelsesværktøjer og 25 pejlemærker at navigere efter, når du skal håndtere paradokser i praksis.

Et af de vigtigste og mest udfordrende aspekter ved ledelse er evnen til at håndtere dilemmaer, dvs. sejle med intuition og godt sømandskab i den skærgård af komplekse beslutningssituationer, prioriteringer og interessekonflikter, som er rygraden i ledelse. Ledelse kræver valg mellem modsatrettede hensyn og balance mellem fordele og bivirkninger. Bogen definerer begrebet ledelsesdilemma og analyserer i hvert sit kapitel ti vigtige ledelsesdilemmaer. Beskrivelserne er baseret på strejftog gennem den aktuelle ledelseslitteratur, og der gives eksempler fra virksomheder samt anbefalinger til, hvordan ledere kan arbejde med dilemmaerne. Bogens målgruppe er ledere og HR-professionelle i private og offentlige virksomheder samt studerende på ledelsesfag. IndholdsoversigtKapitel 1: Klassiske udfordringer i en ny tid – moderne ledelsesdilemmaer og -paradokser – af Rikke Kristine Nielsen og Signe VikkelsøKapitel 2: Personligt lederskab kontra organisatorisk ledelse – medledelse, selvledelse og formel ledelse – af Frans BévortKapitel 3: Indefra-ud kontra udefra-ind – åbne og lukkede vidensflows – af Anne-Mette Hjalager og Rikke Kristine NielsenKapitel 4: Elite kontra bredde – talentfuld talentudvikling – af Henrik Holt LarsenKapitel 5: Mobilitet kontra fast forankring – engagement hos medarbejdere på gennemrejse – af Frans BévortKapitel 6: Lønmodtagere kontra frie agenter – fastansættelse og løs tilknytning – af Anne-Mette HjalagerKapitel 7: Fysisk kontra virtuel ledelse – nærværende ledelse på distancen – af Thomas Duus Henriksen, Anne-Mette Hjalager og Henrik Holt LarsenKapitel 8: Digitale kontra analoge generationer – ledelse over aldersgrænser – af Anne-Mette HjalagerKapitel 9: Lokal kontra global ledelse – kan dansk ledelse eksporteres? – af Rikke Kristine Nielsen og Frans BévortKapitel 10: Purpose og passion kontra performance – formål og identitet som genvej til præstation – af Thomas Duus Henriksen og Henrik Holt LarsenKapitel 11: Leadership kontra management – en vanskelig cocktail – af Henrik Holt Larsen og Rikke Kristine NielsenKapitel 12: Dilemmaledelse baner vej – bogens pointer og perspektiver – af Henrik Holt LarsenLitteraturlisteForfatterne