This book prepares leaders for fundamental change processes of organizations. In times of radical changes and unplanned crises, ambidexterity has become a key competence of global companies. Ambidextrous organizations manage to improve their core business, while at the same time opening up new business fields for the future. To unlock innovation next to the running business, it is essential for leaders to be ambidextrous. How these balanced leaders can operate with two different styles is demonstrated in numerous practical examples and tips for successful implementation. The book illustrates how the trade-off can be turned into an elegant balancing act. Learn how to become an ambidextrous leader in this standard work on ambidexterity and leadership. * Ambidexterity as a leadership approach for the digital transformation * Consciously shaping the digital change process * Enabling leaps in innovation * Driving evolution and revolution simultaneously * The relevance of ambidextrous leadership in times of crisis The book provides easy-to-implement courses of action for executives to consciously and actively shape change, to inspire people in companies to release their creative potential and to make the leap into the future as an organization. The book also addresses the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on crisis management. It documents how ambidextrous leadership skills are becoming a key competence in times of crisis.

Im Rahmen einer Fallstudie im deutschen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau zeigt Julia Duwe auf, dass Fuhrungskrafte auf gleichzeitige radikale und inkrementelle Innovation durch ihr tagliches kommunikatives Handeln Einfluss nehmen koennen. Das vorgestellte Modell der Ambidextrie-orientierten Fuhrungskommunikation veranschaulicht, wie Kommunikation von Fuhrungskraften sowohl Exploration als auch Exploitation ermoeglicht, orchestriert und beide Welten verbindet. Im Zuge der Digitalisierung befinden sich Industrieunternehmen zunehmend im Spannungsfeld von Exploitation (Ausbau des bestehenden Geschafts, inkrementelle Innovation) und Exploration (Erschliessen von Neuland, radikale Innovation) - in der Wissenschaft unter dem Begriff der organisationalen Ambidextrie diskutiert.