3: Why Environmental Mastery Matters in Leadership: Reading the Room

Being able to see complexities and nuances of a situation is critical for leaders and followers in the process of leadership. This chapter explores how better understanding the environment you are in is essential for thriving and leadership learning. Various aspects of context are introduced including cultural, historical, ideological, personal, and social, which assists in deconstruction of Embracing and working through change is vital as a leader and follower and will be discussed more in-depth.