Leadership Programme
Leading in a Complex World
Overview
Modern leadership involves sharing information, creating a higher level of trust, and promoting a sense of inclusion and belonging. It also requires the ability to thrive in situations in which there are high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity, and to bring creative ideas to complex challenges.
Some leaders thrive in complex operating environments because of an inherent curiosity and openness, but effective approaches to dealing with complexity can also be learned. What you can expect from this course is a context to think systematically and critically about your education, your experiences and your work environment. This will allow you to establish behaviors that will help you increase your effectiveness every time you face volatility and uncertainty. We will lay the foundation in this course for the continuous improvement that is necessary to thrive in a complex world.
Programme details
Important Dates & Time
*Dates and Schedules are subject to change
| Duration | Mode |
|---|---|
| 2 days | In-Campus |
Prof Jamie Anderson
Prof Jamie Anderson is a Visiting Faculty in Executive Education at Mahindra University. Jamie Anderson is Professor of Leadership & Strategy at Antwerp Management School and Visiting Professor at INSEAD. Jamie has held permanent and visiting positions at London Business School, IMD, ESMT Berlin, Indian School of Business, and the University of Melbourne.
He was named as a “Management Guru” in the Financial Times, and listed as one of the world’s top 25 management thinkers by Business Strategy Review journal. A three-time TED Speaker, Jamie’s research and teaching focuses on the interconnectedness between creativity, innovation, leadership and change. As one of the world’s most influential business minds, Jamie is sought after as a speaker and advisor to many of the world’s leading organizations.
Jamie’s articles have appeared in some of the world’s foremost international journals, including MIT Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, and the Journal of Business Strategy, and his ideas have been quoted in outlets such as Business Week, the Economist, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
Key
Learning
- To improve your ability to deal with complex business challenges in which cause and effect are not always clear.
- To become familiar with specific concepts and principles that will enhance your agile leadership effectiveness.
- To reflect on your mental models and to understand how your education and experience can be both an advantage and a disadvantage at times of non-linear change.
- To understand how to help your organization to become more effective in dealing with complexity – to accelerate agile execution.
- To understand the brain science of leadership, and acquire practical approaches for boosting your cognitive abilities.

Topics Covered
- Understanding Complexity – A Framework for Decision Makers.
- The Neuroscience of leadership.
- Individual and Collective Creative Thinking
- Addressing Mental Models
- Agile Implementation Model (Implementing strategy in a dynamic environment)
- Fostering Collaboration; Dealing with fear and uncertainty.
- Understanding the essential activities necessary for optimum performance.
Who Should Attend ?
This course is suitable for middle to senior level executives, who habitually need to deal with volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business situations.

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