Flexible Leadership and Evolving Commitments - Preview




CIO Talk Radio show

Summary: Guest: Dr. Barb Kunkel Title: Chief Information Officer, Troutman Sanders, LLP Guest: Professor Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. Title: John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School The world in which we operate moves so quickly that it's ill-advised for a leader to devote an organization's undivided attention on one thing or one direction for too long. So in an effort to be nimble and flexible to changing conditions, a leader will make evolving commitments to many markets, funding or technology. But wouldn't doing so put added stress on people within the organization scrambling to meet all these diverse commitments? How does such decision making impact an organization? What are the pros and cons and how should a leader respond?