The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast - The risks of organizational complexity and how to be an anti-complex leader: An interview with Rend Stephan, author and CEO of ClicData

The risks of organizational complexity and how to be an anti-complex leader: An interview with Rend Stephan, author and CEO of ClicData

02/06/23 • 19 min

The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast

In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Adam Howe speaks to Rend Stephan, CEO of ClicData, a global data analytics and business intelligence company; the author of the book Anti-Complex: The Leadership Mindset for Ultimate Performance; and the founding partner of endCX, helping leaders build anti-complex business models. Stephan shares why complexity can be a trap for organizations and argues for why being anti-complex is the most vital leadership capability.

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