Leadership today is measured not by control, but by adaptability. Organizations that cling to rigid habits fall behind. Those led by adaptive leaders move forward with clarity, confidence, and resilience.

In The Adaptive Leader, Giles Lindsay shows why the future belongs to leaders who embrace adaptability as their greatest strength. He reveals how agility is no longer a process to be ‘done’, but a mindset to be lived—woven into culture, strategy, and execution.

Blending insight with practical tools, it equips leaders with proven frameworks including the CLEAR Model®, the Team Empowerment Checklist, the Leadership Moves Map, and the Business Agility Roadmap. These tools help you:

• Replace outdated habits with adaptive leadership practices.
• Build trust and empower teams to act with autonomy.
• Focus on outcomes that matter, not rituals that drain.
• Extend agility across every function, from HR to finance to product.
• Lead with calm and purpose in uncertain times.

This is not another manual on frameworks. It is a leadership playbook for creating resilient, innovative, and human-centred organizations.

The Adaptive Leader is your guide to thriving in complexity.

The Adaptive Leader is a compelling call to action for leaders to move beyond outdated frameworks and instead build truly adaptive, resilient organizations that can respond rapidly to change and deliver lasting value.

Evan Leybourn

Cofounder and Head of Advocacy & Thought-Leadership, Business Agility Institute

A powerful and timely call to action for leaders navigating today’s rapidly evolving business world. Giles goes beyond surface-level Agile practices to expose the true barrier to sustained business agility: leadership. This book is essential for anyone ready to lead change, not just manage it.

Amy Luethmers

Agile Coach/Consultant, 108 Consulting Group

The definitive leadership guide for those intent on sparking cultural change, aligning teams, and unlocking enterprise potential.

Neil A. Walker

Organizational Agility Strategist, Change Expert and Enterprise Coach – Rehumanizing Agile Practice for over 30 Years

This book cuts through the noise and delivers practical, forward-thinking strategies for driving agility at scale, whether you’re leading software teams or transforming enterprise-wide culture. A vital resource for anyone serious about thriving in complexity.

Femi Odelusi

PCC, Transformation and Executive Coach

Regardless of perspective, Giles demonstrates the authentic and data-informed behaviours he advocates. Instead of automatically defending the techniques that made him successful, he returns to basic principles, gathers evidence, and asks: ‘What is the value of business agility in an AI-enabled era?’

Russ Lewis

Doctor of Professional Practice (Digital Transformation)

Through candid reflection and actionable steps, The Adaptive Leader reveals how to make true agility happen across culture, strategy, and execution.

This isn’t about theory, it’s about the practical experiences of an Adaptive Leader, a leader who embraces change, seeing it as an exciting opportunity to adapt.

Anneke Panman

Enterprise Agility Coach, John Lewis Partnership

FORMAT / ISBN / PUBLICATION DATE / RRP

Paperback / 9781788608695 / December 9, 2025 / £24.99

Hardback / 9781788608688 / December 9, 2025 / £34.99

Ebook / 9781788608701 / December 8, 2025 / £9.99

Paperback and eBook Bundle / £27.49

Giles Lindsay

Giles Lindsay is a technology executive, business agility coach, and CEO of Agile Delta Consulting Limited. Renowned for his award-winning expertise, Giles was recently honoured in the prestigious “World 100 CIO/CTO 2024, “Global CIO 200 2024” and the “UK CIO 100 2024” as well as being invited to join Forbes Technology Council. He has a proven track record in driving digital transformation and technological leadership, adeptly scaling high-performing delivery teams across various industries, from nimble startups to leading enterprises. His roles, from CTO or CIO to visionary change agent, have always centred on defining overarching technology strategies and aligning them with organisational objectives.

Giles is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI), the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (FBCS), and The Institution of Analysts & Programmers (FIAP). His leadership across the UK and global technology companies has consistently fostered innovation, growth, and adept stakeholder management. With a unique ability to demystify intricate technical concepts, he’s enabled better ways of working across organisations.
Giles’ commitment extends to the literary realm with his book: “Clearly Agile: A Leadership Guide to Business Agility”. This comprehensive guide focuses on embracing Agile principles to effect transformative change in organisations. An ardent advocate for continuous improvement and innovation, Giles is unwaveringly dedicated to creating a business world that prioritises value, inclusivity, and societal advancement.