Leading in Complexity: New Ways of Management - Softcover

The increasing complexity and dynamics of the corporate world have lately become almost proverbial. Massive changes in economies and markets require companies to change swiftly as well. The question then arises what this means for leaders and leadership in organizations. The title 'Leading in Complexity' encompasses a wide range of topics and thoughts surrounding the concepts of leadership and complexity which were presented and discussed by German and international experts at the 3rd Augsburg Conference (University of Augsburg, Germany, in October 2008). The results are summarized in these conference proceedings which contain contributions on positive leadership, leadership and self-organization, innovation reordering, innovation-coaching, leadership and innovation, action learning, leadership in universities, personality and organization.

Sebastian Schloemer, Dipl.-Kfm., is program director of the MBA Change Management of the University of Augsburg, and member of the core team of the 'Augsburg School of Corporate Development'. His concentration areas are management development and systemic organization development. Nino Tomaschek, Priv.-Doz., Dr.; Director of the Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna, visiting professor at the Flensburg school for Advanced Research Studies of the University of Flensburg and founding member of the institute Sevensix-Corporate Research and Consulting GmbH. He is co-founder of the 'Augsburg School of Corporate Development' and co-inventor of the management approach 'Innovation-Coaching'. His concentration areas are consulting for change processes in corporations, systemic management and coaching as well as innovation-coaching.