Leaders Make the Future: Ten New Leadership Skills for an Uncertain World (Bk Business)

Johansen is an independent leadership consultant who has worked with such companies as Disney, Kraft and Hallmark, and he uses the latest business forecasts from The Institute for the Future (IFTF) to assist managers and executives in developing new adaptive skills for organizations. The author emphasizes the chaos and uncertainty in the business over the next decade and outlines the tools and role models needed to develop leadership skills during the adaptation of new technologies and economic models. This volume defines many of the author's leadership concepts such as dilemma flipping (turning problems into opportunities) and constructive depolarizing (the ability to defuse tense situations through calmness). Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)