{"product_id":"emergence-how-leaders-break-free-from-outdated-thinking-9781394439232","title":"Emergence: How Leaders Break Free from Outdated Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNavigate leadership transformation when Industrial Age strategies no longer apply\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEmergence: How Leaders Break Free from Outdated Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer Vessels -- CEO of Next Step and the change agent who led Adobe's shift from packaged software to cloud subscriptions, from during which its market value grew from $16 billion to $250 billion -- delivers a proven approach for leading organizations through rapid, converging disruptions in which traditional planning approaches consistently fail to produce results. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book introduces the P.E.A.C.E. compass -- Purpose, Exploration, Action, Collaboration, Empowerment -- a structured approach for thriving when predetermined paths disappear. Drawing on transformation work with Adobe, Cisco, Novartis, Schneider Electric, and IKEA, Vessels shows how to integrate AI with human talent, empower multi-generational teams, and build organizations that are ready for continuous change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will also discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for navigating five converging forces -- Speed, Confidence, Meaning, Pressure, and Human\/AI disruption -- reshaping the leadership landscape\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical AI integration approaches used within global enterprises including Van Ameyde, IKEA, and Barloworld\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to shift from fear-based decision-making to intuition-driven, experiential leadership that produces measurable organizational results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTiger team structures and empowerment approaches that release collective capability at scale across large organizations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe story of Marie, a young woman who navigated wartime Europe on purpose and confidence alone -- proof that the P.E.A.C.E. principles are timeless and accessible to anyone, regardless of title or authority\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLessons from IKEA's six-year Korean market entry and Novartis's approach to restructuring every six months\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for CEOs, executives, managers, and anyone struggling to keep up, \u003ci\u003eEmergence\u003c\/i\u003e provides the approach leaders need when markets shift faster than traditional planning allows, with tested lessons from engagements with Adobe, Cisco, Google, IKEA, Microsoft, and Novartis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future is emerging. Take action now -- before it moves without you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jennifer Vessels has captured the new reality but also powerfully lays out how we can navigate productive ways into the future.\" Stuart Crainer, cofounder Thinkers50\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781394439232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Vessels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195287462069,"sku":"9781394439232","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781394439232.jpg?v=1788273684","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/emergence-how-leaders-break-free-from-outdated-thinking-9781394439232","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}