Written by:
Corne Ferreira
The drivers of change wake up a complex, interwoven web, which can be
challenging to navigate. Organizations need leaders with the ability to take bridge
building to an all new level, to create value from differences, maximize
opportunity in the complex world ahead, and proactively address the key
transformation themes and forging progress through collaboration, by introducing
diverse thinking as a strategy to respond to complexity of increasingly
interconnected organizations, markets, society and governments.
Partnering with others to gain their capacity and capabilities for your organization
- Agility, creativity, innovation and collaboration are the match words for the
successful company in the coming decades. As we gain confidence in being able
to collaborate effectively with outside organizations and individuals, guide
others to help us more and more.
Leadership is often defined as the capability to successfully manage
change. Drivers of transformation are legion. The game at hand is to understand
what's happening and determine if it offers an opportunity worth embracing.
This is not a time for the faint hearted. There is very little
opportunity or value in standing still and doing nothing, we must engage with
the change we will be encountering - And asking ourselves how can I best
embrace it. Pay attention to these changes occurring, focus on progress and
barriers. One of the worst possible scenarios is to have the leaders ignore the
process. One recent survey respondent said “a change effort can't be optional
for senior staff; they must lead or get out of the way ". Recognize the
human element in the change. People have different needs and different ways of
reacting to change. They need time to deal and adjust to change, as long as
they are honest and worthy of trust. It's hard enough to deal with external
problems, but too often people and organizations exacerbate their troubles by
their own actions, self-defeating behaviors can make any situation worse.
A business landscape sometimes has no patterns; there is no way to
predict where it will end. The business climate it turns out, it's a lot like
the weather, there are some days when you can predict the weather well for the
next 15 days, other times you can only really forecast a couple of days, and
sometimes you can't predict the next 2 hours. Making business leaders to
struggle with core questions - Which competitive advantage has staying power? What
skills matter most? How can you weigh risk and opportunity while the
fundamentals of your business may change overnight? If you look to far out in
the future, you waste your time.
Most leaders, who achieve innovation and impact, are equally committed
to the elite and the street. In many cases emerging business models are just as
modern as those in the west...With the emergence of a new generation of
business leaders, introducing a business model with a wider purpose, with a
powerful social mission as part of their foundation.
Having a clear sense of purpose, selecting the right people and the
ability to change ahead of the curve, will be the hallmarks of a truly
successful leader.
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