21/05/2026
Generative Leadership: Leading Organizations in a Transforming World examines the evolving nature of leadership in an era defined by digital transformation, technological disruption, and increasing global uncertainty. As advances in artificial intelligence, big data, digital platforms, and interconnected systems continue to reshape economic and social structures, traditional leadership models based primarily on hierarchy, experience, and positional authority reveal growing limitations. Contemporary organizations require leaders who are capable not only of managing complexity, but also of envisioning and creating new possibilities for the future.
Positioned at the intersection of management science, leadership studies, and organizational development, this book introduces the concept of generative leadership as a modern framework for understanding leadership in the twenty-first century. Generative leadership is presented not simply as a method of administration, but as a dynamic process through which leaders cultivate vision, mobilize collective intelligence, foster innovation, and strengthen institutional adaptability in rapidly changing environments.
The book systematically reviews major contemporary leadership theories and research approaches while developing an integrated model of generative leadership suitable for the demands of the digital age. It explores strategic thinking, ethical judgment, leadership resilience, organizational transformation, innovation management, performance evaluation, mentoring, coaching, and succession planning. Beyond organizational leadership, the discussion also extends to the broader role of leadership in national development and long-term societal transformation.
Combining theoretical depth with practical relevance, the book is written for leaders and managers in both the public and private sectors, policy makers, lecturers and researchers in management and administrative sciences, doctoral and master’s students, and readers interested in the future of leadership in a transforming world. Through an interdisciplinary and forward-looking perspective, Generative Leadership contributes to ongoing discussions about how organizations and societies can develop adaptive, responsible, and visionary leadership capacities amid the profound changes of the twenty-first century.
