The Book
Navigating Modern Tensions with Wisdom and Authenticity
A field guide for leaders holding more complexity than ever: competing priorities, constant disruption and structures that no longer fit. It offers language and practices for leading with clarity and integrity.
By Firooz Firoozmand, founder of Capacity2Grow.
Draws on research by Edmondson, Kahneman, Dweck, Page and others →Book preview
The introduction and part of Chapter 1.
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Modern leadership isn't overwhelming because you're not capable enough. It's overwhelming because the tensions - between short and long term, between individual and collective, between guidance and growth - are permanent features, not problems to solve. This book gives you language for what you're already navigating.
Transparent authority means being honest about uncertainty while still leading with credibility. This book explores what it looks like to hold complexity without projecting false certainty - and why that kind of leadership builds more trust than pretending to have all the answers.
MQNA is a four-step practice you can use in the middle of a difficult meeting, a hard decision, or a moment of doubt. Each chapter applies it to a real tension - so you leave with tools, not just ideas.
“Very structured, simple to understand and pragmatic approach to dealing with very relevant problems that both small local and large multinational firms face.”
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From heroic to navigational leadership - about 5 minutes
A curated selection of journals and centres exploring values-based leadership.
Leadership Rewired draws on peer-reviewed research and established business literature throughout. The full list is available below, grouped by chapter.
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