Finding the Win in Any Season: Navigating VUCA Environments

Winning Season

In This Episode In this revamped episode of The Winning Season Podcast, host Jacqueline Twillie introduces a new "professional girlfriend" format, offering candid advice on navigating VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) environments when the chaos feels overwhelming including when we're contributing to it ourselves. Drawing from personal experience, Jacqueline shares actionable strategies for finding clarity, making decisions without complete information, recognizing your value, and creating plans aligned with your core values.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Winning Season Podcast

02:21 Navigating VUCA Environments

10:08 Overcoming Personal Chaos and Self-Doubt

12:37 Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times

13:59 Resilience and Adaptability in Action

Key Takeaways

• Podcast Evolution: Jacqueline explains her decision to shift the podcast format to focus on "finding the win in any season" with a more conversational, girlfriend-to-girlfriend approach
• Understanding VUCA: Breaking down what VUCA means and why we're experiencing another VUCA moment globally
• Self-Assessment: How to recognize when you're contributing to the chaos through overthinking, procrastination, or perfectionism
• Decision-Making Framework: Practical steps for making decisions when you don't have 100% of the information
• Value Alignment: Creating strategies that honor your personal values while remaining flexible

• When faced with chaos, first ask yourself: "Is this facts or feelings?" to combat overthinking
• Use Byron Katie's "The Work" framework with four questions to gain clarity
• In VUCA environments, you rarely have 100% of information—make decisions with what you have
• Perfectionism often masquerades as high standards but can actually be self-sabotage
• Create a Professional Achievement Portfolio to remind yourself of your value and capabilities
• Identify your top 5 values and ensure they align with your strategic plans
• Have both Plan A and Plan B ready, accounting for the information you don't yet have
• Resilience isn't always about bouncing back quickly—sometimes it's "inching forward" consistently

Resources Mentioned

• Professional Achievement Portfolio - Free resource available on Jacqueline's website
• Byron Katie's "The Work" - Four-question framework for mental clarity

Connect With Jacqueline

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Quote of the Episode

"Remember who she was and the game changed." - Lalah Delia

The Winning Season Podcast: Finding the Win in Any Season