18 February 2026
Written by: Jesper Henning Pedersen
This article was first published in Børsen on 23 January. 2026
Geopolitics, supply chain challenges, climate change, and fragmented regulation have intensified complexity across all levels of society. These forces are accelerating change within companies and organizations. Work itself is also shifting as human–AI collaboration and hybrid working models continue to grow. Succeeding across diverse business contexts with varying levels of complexity demands a distinct kind of leadership.
“When complexity scales, leadership must scale with it. Effective scaling requires understanding the contexts in which you operate—and adjusting leadership practices, decisionmaking processes, and collaboration approaches accordingly. Organisations that combine ambitious scaling with contextual sensitivity will stand the strongest.”
Berit Kristine Bøggild, Client Director i Mannaz
Mannaz’s leadership philosophy is rooted in systemic thinking, with a heightened emphasis on both individual leadership competencies, largescale transformation, and strategy execution through collaboration across value chains, industries, sectors, and ecosystems. Recent geopolitical developments have only reinforced the relevance of this systemic approach.
“When it comes to capabilities, managerial impact and decisiveness, thinking in systemic terms is no longer optional. It has become a structural necessity in the growing complexity that characterises the future,” points out Berit Kristine Bøggild.
To further strengthen strategic foresight, leadership impact, and competitiveness in the future of leadership, Mannaz has launched a new initiative with University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership as a Collaborating Partner in the Global Executive Leadership Programme.
The University of Cambridge.Foto: The University of Cambridge
By combining research and strategic insights from Cambridge with Mannaz’s systemic, human-centered perspectives and practical methods, the programme creates a space for executives to engage with experts and international peers as they explore the future of work and the leadership that needs to be developed to move their organisations forward.
The participating executives also become part of a global network of 3,700 Cambridge CISL programme alumni from more than 1,750 organisations in 100 countries.
“By combining global perspective and researchbased insight from Cambridge with Mannaz’s experience in strategy execution, we create a space where leaders can translate insight into real organisational impact.“
Stuart Turnbull, VP Consulting International, Mannaz
The Potential is People. Mannaz is an international consulting and leadership development firm specializing in leadership, transformation, and strategy execution. With more than 50 years of experience, offices across several European countries, and global reach through senior associates, we help organisations translate strategy into coordinated action—creating better, more sustainable results and impact in their complex and rapidly changing contexts.
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