To what extent are you addressing complexity head on rather than ignoring it, avoiding it or working around it? Complexity matters and deserves respect, care and attention. 

For example, leaders today need to search for and connect dots that others miss (or don’t even see) and then link these seemingly disparate elements to the connective tissue that already exists both inside and outside their organization. Finding these connections and making them stronger can make your organization more cohesive, responsive, agile and resilient.

Also, how are you helping your people build the capacity to work with complexity for themselves?

Leaders who handle complexity well know that examining elements in isolation is a losing strategy. That’s why they’re making more connections rather than following the traditional playbook of setting direction, then guiding, persuading and motivating others.

In this article for the Forbes Coaches Council, I describe ways to get your arms around the complexity so you can work more effectively with it and your teams as well as develop your team members.

The article is Complexity matters. Why and how leaders need to work with it, published online September 10, 2026.