Steve McCrone

Steve McCrone’s experience in bomb disposal in the New Zealand Army gave him a good understanding and a deep appreciation for leadership and decision making under conditions of stress and uncertainty.

Since the forces, his career has extended into human resources, investment fund management and leadership positions until the establishment of his consultancy firm, Cornwall Strategic in 2009.

Recognising that traditional management theory is of limited use in fast changing and highly complex environments, Steve has dedicated his career to seeking out and developing solutions for this issue. He has continued to build on his understanding of complexity theory and its application to creating agile organisations. He was able to ground his theoretical knowledge through strategy development with construction companies in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. Since then he has refined his approach and developed ‘Agile Strategy’ with some of New Zealand's largest organisations, and government agencies.

Steve has applied these principles to many organisations including: Lotto NZ, The NZDF, Unitec, Hawkins Construction, Stantec, and Hynds.

Steve has formed a partnership between Cornwall Strategic and Cognitive Edge, a world leading firm specialising in applied complexity. His overarching goal is to help organisations navigate dynamic and uncertain situations, and to equip their leadership with the tools for creating and leading agile organisations.

Expertise and Research Interests:

• Complex adaptive systems theory
• Narrative research

Qualifications and Achievements:

• B Com