BizProv Fall 2019 Recaps and Reinforcements
Week 4 Adaptability & Resilience
“It's not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” ~ Charles Darwin
Hello BizProv'ers
Great class on Tuesday. Thank you all for continuing to find vulnerability and put yourselves out there.
Here’s what we covered in Week 4:
Adaptability, resilience, pivoting in the moment
Concepts Covered:
Pivoting in the Moment
Navigating a VUCA Climate
Get Off-Script
Change Readiness
This week was all about Adaptability and Resilience and we explored ways to tap into the muscles that help us move through change with ease, handle curve balls and get off-script. Life and work is full of the unexpected and things change all of the time, it's how we react and respond that matters most.
Research on Resilience
I recently read that Ceridian Corporation conducted a study and published an executive briefing on organizational resilience. They arrived at the conclusion that resilient organizations are those that are able to respond to two seemingly paradoxical imperatives: 1) managing for performance (enhanced by consistency, efficiency, and immediate results) and 2) managing for adaptation (enhanced by innovation, improvisation, anticipation, and commitment to long-term benefits).
In my mind what is reflected here is a mindset that embraces disruption to organizational plans, strategy, and operating procedures, as normal and inevitable. The leader that maintains this mindset does not react with shock, dismay, or confusion to disruption of the best laid plans. Instead, he or she is eager to analyze the circumstances, ascertain the meaning behind the unexpected, and determine whether there are appropriate adjustments to be made. In addition, leaders demonstrating this type of leadership are able to build more resilient direct reports, teams, and ultimately organizations.
Articles:
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10157-resilience-adaptability-business-success.html
Homework-Take the opportunity to notice how you can respond in the moments that you aren't prepared for that come out of nowhere. Use what you have and be in the unknown for a little while.
This week’s theme is Executive Presence aka Confidence!