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The Overlooked Key to Leading Through Chaos

September 1, 2020 | Deborah Ancona , Michele Williams, Gisela Gerlach | Leadership

Many leadership models are missing a key ingredient: sensemaking, a capability that is an essential tool for navigating change and planning through uncertainty. As our world grows more complex, and in the face of difficult, uncertain circumstances, executives need to recognize sensemaking as a crucial leadership tool and embed sensemaking processes and practices into their organizations.

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