Understanding the significance of rapidly changing and complex situations, then deciding how to adapt and respond strategically to manage tasks and people is another very important skill and attribute of effective leaders.

a) Ilustrate two (2) examples of rapidly changing situations that contemporary business leaders and managers are facing. Include examples from any of the leaders that you have studied. (10 marks 5 marks for each example)

b) Identify the relevant skills, attributes and behaviours that an effective leader could use to adapt and respond strategically to rapidly changing situations, in each example that you illustrated in answering Q3a. (10 marks 5 marks for each example)