Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness Post-COVID-19: Exploring the New Normal

The book explores the idea that existing leadership theories have arisen as a result of significant disruption in work structure, and argues that the Covid-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to reconceptualise leadership. It presents a framework for understanding and enacting leadership in the 'new normal' and considers the lessons learned from COVID-19 in the context of the U.N. Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). It also explores how the current process of leadership development falls short and calls for the need to develop effective leadership mindsets.

Format: Hardback
Length: 227 pages
Publication date: 11 June 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The book "Leadership in the New Normal: Reconceptualizing Leadership in the Age of COVID-19" explores the idea that existing leadership theories have emerged as a result of significant disruptions in work structure. The authors argue that the COVID-19 pandemic provided such a disruption and an opportunity to reconceptualize leadership. To capture this opportunity and conceptualize new leadership theories, it is first necessary to understand what happened in the past, during the pandemic, and examine the future of work. The book addresses three critical issues in leadership: understanding and enacting leadership in the "new normal," examining the past and current forms of leadership in the context of COVID-19, and considering the lessons learned from COVID-19 in the context of the U.N. Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs' targets 7-17 emphasize the need for organizations to operate responsibly, review their operations processes, and define effective performance using triple-bottom-line measures that include economic, social, and environmental measures. Since leadership plays a significant role in achieving these goals, the book includes chapters on efficiency in process design and operation, the definition and implementation of the triple-bottom-line measures, and ethical behaviors. Finally, the book explores how the current process of leadership development falls short in today's context and calls for the need to develop effective leadership mindsets.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031327629
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023