In today's world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (increasingly referred to as 'VUCA'), change is constant, meaning that cause-and-effect thinking at executive level will no longer move the needle; boards need to become more proactive and collaborative in their approach to organisational strategy.While many boards across the globe continue to direct their companies and interpret their own strategic role based on 20th century models, Marc Stitger and Sir Cary Cooper show how these outdated methods place severe restrictions on how well a business can perform, or even survive at all, in a modern VUCA world.