Leading in a VUCA World

What is VUCA? VUCA is a term that was coined more than a decade ago by the US army. They described the environment as a VUCA world, meaning that it was volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. This is certainly the least that anyone can say of such dangerous and rapidly changing environments where not all the facts or inter-relationships can possibly be known and leaders have to operate without having all the facts or fully understanding the forces that may be influencing a situation. The army quickly realised that it took a certain kind of leader to embrace this ambiguity and provide structure and vision for people, despite the chaos.