Dyer-The Intersection of Resilience and Global Leadership in a VUCA World

Αρετή (Arete) Journal of Excellence in Global Leadership | Vol. 1 No. 1 | 2022

Figure 1 Global Leadership Resilience (GLR) Model

Source: Author’s Illustration, Copyright 2022

Global Leadership Resilience for VUCA Times Gray (2021) offers that the world needs to adapt to global cultural change to succeed in today's VUCA world, creating multilateral, cross-cultural approaches to global issues and crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In examining the construct of resilience in the context of a VUCA environment, the body of the research is poised to take a step forward as researchers seek to understand the phenomenon of responsible global leadership (Mendenhall et al., 2020). The literature about global leadership resilience in the VUCA world has left a wide berth for additional study into these constructs and consideration for potential new applications by global leaders seeking to employ an adaptive global mindset. Previous studies in leadership resilience and crisis management during times of adversity offer space for further investigation through the lens of the GLR model (Teo et al., 2017). As the information age continues to unfold and predictions for future climate events are made, global leaders must position themselves to prepare for the complexities and ambiguity of today’s changing world. The GLR offers leaders an interconnected, multilateral way of looking at resilience through a global lens. It also provides a structure that challenges the static, fixed understanding of disruptive change to one that is actionable, fluid, and connected to the circumstances of complex times in which global leaders find themselves. Finally, it invites a new dialogue that may lead to a better understanding of resilience in a new context. In utilizing an illustrative framework such as the GLR, leaders are provided with a tool for considering the role of resilience in situations created by VUCA occurrences. This framework provides both a space and place for future conversations and research about the intersection of the constructs of global leadership, resilience, and the VUCA world.

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