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Most leaders don’t fear change — they fear uncertainty.
Complexity Anxiety: Leading Beyond Fear explores the discomfort, confusion, and cognitive overload that arise when familiar patterns break down.
Drawing on her PhD research into surprise and decision-making and two decades of leadership work, Dr Isabella Allan reveals why uncertainty triggers anxiety in organisations, and how that anxiety quietly shapes culture, communication, and strategic paralysis.
Through stories, simulation insights, and practical reflection tools, Complexity Anxiety helps leaders recognise their own responses to surprise — and turn those moments of discomfort into opportunities for clarity, learning, and adaptive leadership.
Most leaders don’t fear change — they fear uncertainty.
Complexity Anxiety: Leading Beyond Fear explores the discomfort, confusion, and cognitive overload that arise when familiar patterns break down.
Drawing on her PhD research into surprise and decision-making and two decades of leadership work, Dr Isabella Allan reveals why uncertainty triggers anxiety in organisations, and how that anxiety quietly shapes culture, communication, and strategic paralysis.
Through stories, simulation insights, and practical reflection tools, Complexity Anxiety helps leaders recognise their own responses to surprise — and turn those moments of discomfort into opportunities for clarity, learning, and adaptive leadership.