Train Before the Terrain Changes
Publication: Change Leadership | Change Readiness | Leadership Growth | leading change
One of my earliest multi-day hiking adventures taught me a lesson I have never forgotten. My husband, Craig and I were walking the Milford Track in New Zealand. I had the boots, the pack, my walking poles, travelling companions and plenty of enthusiasm. What I didn’t have was enough training. At the time, I suspect […]
The Virtue of Impatience: Why Leaders Need Disciplined Urgency
Publication: Change Leadership | Change Readiness | Disciplined Urgency
Patience is praised as a leadership virtue. We admire the leader who listens before acting, holds steady under pressure, and gives people the time they need to adjust. In many moments, that kind of patience is exactly what’s needed. But patience has a shadow side. In organisations, patience can become a polished name for delay. […]
Be alert and ready to adapt
Publication: Change Readiness | Resilient Mindset | Weak Signals
The world is awash with predictions, forecasts and expectations about the stock market, economy, politics, world affairs and society (to name a few). For example, Forrester’s research suggests that automation will strip out approximately 1.5m jobs from the local economy. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2020 report concluded that technology-driven job creation would outpace job destruction (over […]
Do you have a personal training regime for change?
Publication: Adaptability Skills | Change Readiness | Resilience Training | Self-Mastery
When you decide to compete in a sporting event or run a marathon would you just turn up on the day and start? Or would you do some training, reflect on your progress during the preparation and ensure that you were ready to tackle the challenge? While people will put in different levels of effort, […]