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Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 4, 2021
You Can’t Stop The Uncertainty at Work, But You Can Learn to Live in Flux. To face a world in constant flux, and prepare for a future of uncertainty at work, you need more than resiliency. 8 Superpowers to help you prepare for Uncertainty at Work (and Life).
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Complexity and uncertainty mean unpredictable business outcomes, yet decisions are made based on assumptions of certainty that don’t include the interdependence and emergence of your employees, customers, supply chain, and eventually, success. Leading in Complexity and Uncertainty.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
That’s a long time to live with the uncertainty of not knowing. Our brains perceive uncertainty as a threat. For me, both the pandemic and a medical condition were kicking me in the pants, urging me to let go of certainty and embrace the tension of uncertainty. The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty.” MacGinitie, The Power of Uncertainty. The post Letting Go of Uncertainty appeared first on Lead Change.
Leading Blog
JULY 23, 2021
I F THE ADAGE “the only constant is change” described our pre-pandemic lives, “the only thing you can rely on is uncertainty” expresses our current realities. Uncertainty is now a workplace norm, and quickly managing new circumstances is a must-have survival and success capability.
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Michael McKinney
JANUARY 2, 2023
I N The Upside of Uncertainty , Nathan and Susannah Furr assert that “Behind every uncertainty you are facing—even the unwanted and unpromising varieties—insight, growth, and possibility are waiting in the wings. Sustain tools nourish and comfit you through the downsides of uncertainty.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 16, 2022
When you’re dealing with uncertainty and change , it’s easy to feel like EVERYTHING is uncertain, but that’s seldom true. Today’s Asking for a Friend will help your team gain clarity in uncertainty. Use These 3 Questions to Help Your Gain Clarity.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 8, 2022
I’m naming uncertainty as the Word of Year now. The post The Word of the Year is Uncertainty. Time Magazine famously names a Person of the Year in December. We don’t even have to wait.
Lead Change Blog
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
A few thoughts about uncertainty … People talk a lot these days about uncertainty with regard to our shared economic, political, cultural, and personal futures. Uncertainty within our memories of times past is often absent or downplayed. “Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty.” They did not seem unnecessarily deterred by their own personal history of upheaval, change, and uncertainty.
CO2
JUNE 12, 2020
In the last few months, the world has been learning devastating lessons from uncertainty. The Cliff of Uncertainty. The post How To Lead In Uncertainty appeared first on CO2 Partners. Complexity Systems Thinking Uncertainty
Lead from Within
DECEMBER 29, 2020
I find that it’s especially helpful in times of struggle, difficulty and uncertainty—which makes it perfect for the world today. Everything can be taken from us, including all our freedoms, and in times of uncertainty it’s easy to feel that we have no options.
Leading in Context
JULY 2, 2014
This complexity and uncertainty combine to create a "murky uncertainty" that may keep people from giving us their best, most ethical performance. By Linda Fisher Thornton Workplace issues are complex and opinions vary about the right thing to do in challenging situations. Ethical Leader Ethical Organization 7 Lenses 7 lenses of ethical leadership business ethics ethical leadership ethics what is ethical leadership
Leadership Freak
APRIL 10, 2020
Admiral Jim Stockdale spent eight years as a prisoner of war in the “Hanoi Hilton.” ” He was tortured over 20 times and walked with a limp until he passed on July 5, 2005. Jim… Continue reading → Leading
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2013
In times of great uncertainty, we must be leaders. In Leading Through Uncertainty , Ray Davis writes, “Effective leadership is motivating, and it can and should be the energy that propels a company through inevitable waves of change. Leading through uncertainty means leading with the truth. Poor leadership can lead to disaster and has sunk more than a few companies and governments alike.”
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
You wouldn’t choose uncertainty, but the Rolling Stones were right. Successful leaders find advantage in uncertainty. 7 advantages of uncertainty: #1. Uncertainty is opportunity… Continue reading → Decisions Leading Vision decisive action incremental progressYou can’t always get what you want. Develops character.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 21, 2018
Uncertainty finds comfort in nostalgia. Those who run from ambiguity and uncertainty are bound to repeat the past. Uncertainty and humility: The higher you go in organizational life, the lower your tolerance for… Continue reading → compassion Humility arrogance Leadership Development organizational success
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2011
We don’t like uncertainty. But innovation creates uncertainty. In other words, our aversion to uncertainty means we find it difficult to even recognize a creative idea when we see it, focused as we are on removing the risky, uncomfortable strain on the status quo. Innovation creates uncertainty. Our fear of uncertainty can cause us to reject new ideas just because they are new. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
The post Overcoming the Uncertainties of the Future of Work appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. As you live in this very uncertain present, you can see that the future of your work – where, when, and how you do it – might be changing.
Leading Blog
JULY 17, 2020
That’s until I picked up the book Radical Uncertainty , a guide to improving your decision-making beyond numbers. When projects deal with human behavior, it always results in radical uncertainty. Speculation as Fact: The models do not take into account uncertainty.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 7, 2012
** Uncertainty invites participation. Communication Influence Leading Listening Managing Marks of leaders Motivation Optimism Taking others higher best game finding solutions Innovation Leadership Leadership Development negative impact Organizational Development Questions uncertainty factor vigorous participationExploring ideas, finding solutions, and innovation demand vigorous participation from all players. The best teams win when players bring their best.
Mike Cardus
MARCH 15, 2020
And while the complexity of uncertainty and the unknown, unknowables is increasing, your organization and leadership team will be pressured to makes sense of the challenges and develop some planning steps to make things better. solution-focused process for complexity and uncertainty planning.
Leadership Freak
MAY 4, 2015
Responding to uncertainty establishes trajectory, impacts potential, and determines quality of life. Uncertainty is the spotlight of leadership. The dark side of uncertainty: Intolerance and quick tempers. Lost perspective and poor judgments. Things… Continue reading → Leading Stress courageous leaders Leadership Development
Harvard Business Review
JULY 26, 2022
A conversation about facing one of our biggest fears. Managing yourself Entrepreneurship Personal growth and transformation Audio
Lead from Within
JULY 2, 2013
Alan Watts, the British-born philosopher, has pointed out the sense, which we all seem to share, that we live in a time of unusual uncertainty. Faced with uncertainty, we naturally strive to take control. Control is an illusion and uncertainty is the reality. The root of our lives is about resisting uncertainty, reaching for a safety zone, but uncertainty is a constant in life and in leadership. So how do we handle uncertainty ?
Next Level Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
Current Affairs General Leadership ambiguity leadership sequestration uncertaintyA lot of my clients work in Washington, DC. They’re either executives in Federal agencies or executives in companies that do a lot of business with Federal agencies. Right now, they’re all talking about sequestration – that wonderful process in which Congress mandates across the board budget cuts without any guidance about how to implement those cuts. Click headline to continue.
LDRLB
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Part of this is assessing levels of uncertainty. The other part is making decisions that can give you the best chance of succeeding despite uncertainty. He reduced uncertainty for his employees and partners by making a firm decision. Uncertainty can only be reduced by committed decisions and actions. You can’t wait for uncertainty to disappear but you can choose to create certainty of purpose and direction. People think differently about risk and uncertainty.
CEO Insider
JUNE 24, 2020
License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Managing Employee Fear During Times of Uncertainty are those of the author Dr. Laurie Cure, Phd. Eckart Tolle recently said, “Life unfolds between the polarities of order and chaos.”
CO2
MAY 28, 2013
by Gary Cohen Uncertainty Leadership. Uncertainty leadership refers to what leaders do in the face of uncertainty. The post Uncertainty Leadership appeared first on | Elements of Leadership Blog. In such situations, two in three leaders fail to first ask, “What is the goal?”. When faced with an uncertain situation, what order would you ask the following?”.
Leadership Freak
APRIL 17, 2020
Uncertainty invites anxiety, second-guessing, rethinking, and delay. Decisions always include multiple options and uncertainty. A Leadership Freak reader asked me to explain, “Go with your highest point of clarity.”
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Widespread uncertainty marks a failure of leadership. Their organizations will thrive and appreciate their willingness to stand in the gap of uncertainty to help others across. Far too many of us can also relate to working for managers who wielded their title and position authority as their only levers for leading. These managers caused me to question the likelihood of my contributing anything of value to the corporate mission.
CEO Insider
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The post How to leverage uncertainty to your team’s advantage appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Four steps to prepare your company — before it’s too late. Budgets and budgeting Corporate finance Finance and investing Digital Article
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 27, 2022
Three factors that drive success. Strategy Corporate strategy Organizational culture Digital Article
Lead Change Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Uncertainty. I wouldn’t say I had a fear of uncertainty. My first hard lesson of adulthood, i.e. expect one uncertainty after another. Challenge uncertainty with anticipation and planning. After surviving the cut I knew I didn’t want to feel that type of uncertainty again. There are many examples, large and small, that bring uncertainty front and center. Another aspect for managing uncertainty is the ability to do what I call self-soothing.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 13, 2020
Not knowing we’d be where we ended up six months later, I wrote a new chapter to Relax, It’s Only Uncertainty in September thinking it was time to re-release the title, after 19 years. And our experience suggests that dealing with uncertainty successfully can be learned and improved.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 7, 2012
** Uncertainty invites participation. Communication Influence Leading Listening Managing Marks of leaders Motivation Optimism Taking others higher best game finding solutions Innovation Leadership Leadership Development negative impact Organizational Development Questions uncertainty factor vigorous participationExploring ideas, finding solutions, and innovation demand vigorous participation from all players. The best teams win when players bring their best.
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Our reader poll today asks: How do you handle making decisions during times of uncertainty?
Coaching Tip
APRIL 3, 2015
To create a clear vision for an unclear future is what effective leaders do in a world marked with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Books Business Coaching Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Communication Leadership Memes Self-Awareness Skills What is Work life ambiguous complexity and ambiguity leaders Source uncertainty volatility
Harvard Business
APRIL 26, 2021
Managing uncertainty Leading teams Digital ArticleStart by embracing the discomfort of not knowing.
Management Excellence
OCTOBER 7, 2018
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Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
13 Power Tips for Leading through Uncertainty: Pull with – not against, higher ups. It’s certain that we live in uncertain times. Grab the rope and pull, even if you disagree. Everyone who pulls in their own direction dilutes potential success. If you can’t pull with, jump ship, now. Aim to make a positive difference. [.]. Fear Leading Meetings and agendas Optimism Power Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development organizational success quotes
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
MARCH 3, 2022
Our reader poll today asks: How comfortable is your organization with making decisions in the face of uncertainty?
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 27, 2022
How firms can fight the temptation. Supply chain management Behavioral science Digital Article
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