Prof. Alexandros Psychogios, Visiting Lecturer at the Executive MBA of the University of Sheffield International Faculty and Professor of International HRM at the Birmingham City University (UK) delivered a very insightful workshop on ‘Managing Complexity and Chaos’ in Kyiv, on 23 June 2017.
In his lively presentation Prof. Psychogios addressed today’s leaders’ challenge to achieve success in a complex and chaotic world, suggesting that business leaders should consider this complexity as a friend rather than an enemy. With this new perspective in mind the speaker introduced a modern way to management and defined 7 principles for managing complexity: 1. Explicit objectives. 2. Connection to the overall purpose (strategy). 3. Few & simple rules. 4. Defined boundaries of actions. 5. Continuous Feedback. 6. Freedom to act (autonomy to employees). 7. Tolerance & Continuous effort.
Prof. Psychogios shared his insights, innovative ideas and approach to management with EBA members who also had the opportunity not only to attend a bright presentation but also to become a part of thought-provoking experiment.
The workshop received very positive feedback by the participants who commented on Prof.Psychogios’ excellent presentation skills and the great insights he brought in the classroom.