Why Change Capability Is The Most Important Missing Competency For Today’s Leaders
99% of leaders ruin their companies with this irreversible mistake:
They stick to their guns.
Great companies recognize when change is necessary for survival.
They recognize when market conditions change and adapt accordingly.
They're willing to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term success.
But too many companies are set in their ways.
Not because ... See more
They stick to their guns.
Great companies recognize when change is necessary for survival.
They recognize when market conditions change and adapt accordingly.
They're willing to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term success.
But too many companies are set in their ways.
Not because ... See more
Efficiency remains important, but the ability to adapt to complexity and continual change has become an imperative.
Stanley McChrystal • Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
We are all prisoners of our past to some extent. We bring our frame of reference, shaped by our unique combination of experiences, into any new role. But the most valuable leaders are those who can combine the scrappiness of a start‐up leader with the organizational and diplomatic discipline needed in a big company. Those who can scale up or scale
... See moreFrank Slootman • Amp It Up
SYMPTOMS OF ADAPTABILITY STRUGGLES Two Beats Behind. Teams that do not adapt lag their more agile competitors—with predictable results. Frozen by Fear of Failure. Frightened by the specter of failure (or accepting responsibility for an adaptation that didn’t work), leaders and their organizations remain unchanged as failure overwhelms them. Superch
... See moreStanley McChrystal • Risk
It is no coincidence that these three skills – managing the pace of change, elevating the next generation of leaders, and enabling the entire company to hit its goals – often make the difference between a functional leader topping out as an SVP and a cross-functional leader accelerating their trajectory as part of the C-Suite.