Complex Problems Need Complex Thinkers: Finding Clarity When There Are No Easy Answers w/ Daniel Hulter
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Daniel Holter shares how complexity thinking, sociology, and authentic leadership can transform organizations and help us navigate a world without easy answers.
• Embracing complexity means understanding that bureaucratic systems can't account for every human situation
• True leadership requires creating psychological safety where people can bring their whole selves
• In ordered systems, roles of components matter most; in complex systems, relationships between components are key
• Crisis disrupts habitus (cultural norms) and enables innovation when the status quo no longer works
• Customer service problems in organizations often stem from leadership failing to create meaningful purpose
• Bureaucracies reward conformity but remember innovation by those who broke the rules
• Team culture depends not on the quality of what's broadcast from the top but on relationships between members
• Creating belonging means allowing people to express different views rather than forcing conformity
• Psychological safety allows people to interact authentically rather than putting on a character for work
• True understanding of others requires moving beyond initial categorization and lazy pattern matching
Connect with Daniel Holter on LinkedIn and Substack where he shares longer-form essays on complexity, leadership, and organizational culture.
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