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5 Principles for Navigating Change
As food for thought, here are 5 principles that will enhance your leadership capacity for navigating change in the midst of uncertainty. We’ll explore them in more detail going forward. Prepare for the unexpected Plan for the expected, knowing it will change Be clear about why, flexible about how Practice safe-fail, since fail-safe is no…
Read MoreWelcome to our new website!
Hello! We are very excited to share our updated website. It looks at what we believe the future will demand of us – as individuals, as organizations, as communities – and how we can best prepare to meet those demands. Although some of the news can feel overwhelming or defeating, we believe there’s huge positive…
Read MoreTalking about “managing” change
We think the phrases “managing change” or “change management” are misleading – and even potentially problematic. While we can manage a technical fix, we really can’t manage an adaptive change. And using language that implies that we can potentially leads to unrealistic expectations, insufficient preparation, blinders to what’s really going on, and a lack of…
Read MoreAn overview of our Change Model
Change begins with a Current State – how things are right now – and looks forward to, and plans for, a Future State – how we want things to be on the other side of the change. We create a plan – how we think we will get to that Future State – shown here…
Read MoreVUCA ~ the New Normal
In this VUCA world, leaders need to continuously adapt to change that is speeding up every year. Those leaders that are able to do this are in a position to co-create a future in which they can survive, and thrive. To find opportunity in the VUCA dynamic, leaders need to rethink the commonly employed linear…
Read MoreIn responding to VUCA, it matters how the system is structured
How the system is structured matters. And, it’s a frequently overlooked or under-addressed dynamic in the quest for ways to effectively meet the demands of this uncertain VUCA world. Here are a couple of specific ways the structure matters, and can get in the way. What’s rewarded and what’s not – or, how are behaviors…
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