Managing Complexity: Challenges for Leaders During the Next Quarter Century

In this editorial, Marcel Minutolo explores the complex and evolving challenges that leaders will face in the next quarter-century, emphasizing the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), global conflict, quality management, and ESG practices. With a focus on how management practices can evolve in response to these challenges, the editorial highlights the importance of strategic leadership in navigating a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. The author advocates for collaborative approaches to solving ‘wicked problems,’ such as climate change and geopolitical tensions, and underscores the growing importance of shared leadership and a commitment to sustainability in driving organizational success.