Don’t Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste. Instead, Use It as a Catalyst for Innovation

“I think we need to scale back, or maybe even stop…”

 
Have you been on the receiving end of an email to that effect from a senior leader in your organization in response to an uncertain, challenging, and difficult situation? Or maybe you’re a CEO, executive, or someone drafting such an opening yourself, or thinking about it?

Wait. Don’t send it. Here’s why.

Our instinctive reaction when faced with uncertainty is to hit the brakes. In fact, most large organizations have a vast array of processes in place designed specifically to stop activity at the first sign of any unknown, risk, or uncertainty. Stopping is the safest approach—or so we’re told.

But “playing it safe” is actually risky, especially at times when the world around us is experiencing massive, rapid change. Stopping activities, saying no, and shutting down is NOT the way to succeed in an uncertain environment. It’s the way to struggle, stagnate, and fall even further behind the tide of change.

So how do you make progress and push through when all your senses are telling you to stop and wait to see what happens?

Here are my top recommendations for an effective plan to embrace uncertainty (while still creating safety), get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and unearth extraordinary opportunities to succeed.

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Πηγή: singularityhub.com