Uncertainty and unpredictability are not a ‘now’ thing. We’ve faced this before. Why it’s different today and some ideas that can help leaders who are navigating this, demonstrates that we’re actually out of practice of dealing with this level of uncertainty, rather than being out of our depth.
Read MoreNeedless ways leaders make workplaces trickier for their teams
From recent conversations, it seems that poor leadership behaviours are not improving any time soon. Here’s just a few (anonymous) examples of what I’ve heard. What’s the cost of it all? And what can be done to change things?
Read MoreWhat happens when there’s just not enough thinking space?
As the weight and volume of decisions increase in line with the level of uncertainty we’re juggling, leader’s abilities to make rapid and accurate decisions is really being tested. It’s not just you.
Read MoreWhen influence matters so much more than authority
When uncertainty is everywhere, it can feel easy to share messages and assume that everyone has taken the same interpretation of what you’ve said. But when you get a team together, it can often become very clear that everyone has a different view of the same thing - and that means they can’t move forward. Influence and giving people the space to make sense of things together, can make a big difference in understanding how and where different perspectives are having an impact.
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