Success in an uncertain world looks very different than the world we have been living in. Everything has changed, from how you make decisions to the timelines in which you operate. New definitions of confidence and competence now guide the dozens of choices you make every day.
All of these changes represent three major shifts each leader must be prepared to make – now:
- Shift from operating on autopilot to a state of strategic awareness, where you can confidently make no-regret decisions in a highly-accelerated time-frame
- Shift from exhaustive evaluation of unexpected situations and potential loss to quickly moving to the possibility of “what’s next”
- Shift from a traditional definition of confidence based on functional skillsets to one based on self-awareness, self-knowledge and deployment of your strengths
At first glance, you may think achieving these sounds nearly impossible. After all, these are probably very different ways of thinking and operating than you are using today.
But the good news is that they are science-based, largely intuitive, and completely achievable. These shifts draw on your natural talents and instincts and build critical capacity in yourself and your team in handle future issues more effectively.
In the follow-up series on these three major shifts, I will share guidance to begin making these important shifts on your own—so that you can gain the confidence to know what to do when you don’t know what to do.