From the course: Counterintuitive Leadership Strategies for a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) Environment
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Myth of motion
From the course: Counterintuitive Leadership Strategies for a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) Environment
Myth of motion
- As humans, we're wired to get things done. That natural bias for action, it's in our DNA. Action is also strongly valued by our society and it's heavily reinforced. Doing something is perceived as more valuable than doing nothing. And many people associate success with the go-getters who are always on the motion, multitasking, crossing things off their to-do list, they get things done and the busier they look, the more impressive it seems, at least on the outside. Today's leaders are facing enormous new challenges. They're expected to both do more and think more and innovate more. And since we're all working with the same 24 hours in a day, those expectations eventually become impossible. We simply can't compete on this new playing field if we keep following the old rules. That's why some inventive leaders are adopting a counterintuitive approach to help them keep pace with today's challenges. Instead of moving faster, they stop. They intentionally take a strategic pause, a mental…
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