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Purpose

This paper aims to describe the role of responsible leadership in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper explains how responsible leadership is aligned with the critical success factors necessary to thrive in a VUCA world.

Findings

Critical success factors in the VUCA world are: sound business principles, a firm’s agility to respond speedily, strong collaborative networks, innovation and ethical practices. These are aligned with a responsible leadership style, which is a combination of transformational, servant and authentic leadership.

Socialimplications

This paper argues that responsible leadership embraces the broader societal issues and concerns based on ethical judgment.

Originality/value

This paper provides insights on how responsible leaders can meet the requirements of VUCA world.

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