Navigating Uncertainty: Leadership in a Turbulent World
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In this episode of the Work Unravelled podcast, we explore the challenges of managing and leading in an ever-changing and chaotic environment.
We discuss:
✔️ The inevitability of uncertainty and change in today's world
✔️ How to navigate through uncertainty with resilience
✔️ The importance of contingency planning and pre-mortems
✔️ Fostering a culture that embraces uncertainty as a norm.
✔️ Practical tips on empowering teams, maintaining direction with flexible roadmaps
✔️ The psychological aspects of leadership under pressure
✔️ and more...
📍Timestamps
- 00:00 Introduction: Navigating Uncertainty
- 01:03 Embracing Change as Opportunity
- 01:50 Military Lessons in Uncertainty
- 04:23 Organisational Memory and Learning
- 07:50 Sources of Uncertainty
- 09:20 Strategies for Managing Uncertainty
- 14:18 Roadmap vs. Plan: Flexibility in Leadership
- 16:24 The Certainties of Life: Death, Taxes, and Change
- 16:48 The Psychological Perspective of Leadership
- 18:49 Empowering Teams to Handle Uncertainty
- 21:31 The Natural Human Response to Change
- 26:24 Practical Tips for Leaders to Manage Uncertainty
- 31:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
👉Find Andrew online at: https://www.andrewlloydgordon.co.uk/
👉Find Scott online at: https://linktr.ee/scottfulton
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