In conjunction with the nice piece of writing as appended at the bottom of this post, I like to quote  from global technology futurist Daniel Burrus.

"It is important that all business leaders and executives find their way in becoming the force of change in their industry from inside their company rather than watching change disrupt them from the outside world."

To me, his astute observation applies equally for any professional who wants to stay relevant in today's VUCANT world.

As a matter of fact, it reminds me of what former GE Chairman & CEO Jack Welch once said:

"When the rate of change outside exceeds the rate of change inside, the end is in sight.“

To paraphrase Dr Maxwell Maltz writing in his Psycho-Cybernetics classic:

"What is opportunity, and when does it knock? It never knocks. You can wait a whole lifetime, listening, hoping, and you will hear no knocking. None at all.

You are opportunity, and you must knock on the door leading to your destiny.

You prepare yourself to recognize opportunity, to pursue and seize opportunity as you develop the strength of your personality, and build a self-image with which you are able to live -- with your self-respect alive and growing."

In a nut shell, we have to become the force of change in order to stay relevant in today's VUCANT world! 

And change represents an opportunity to either celebrate or commiserate… to rise above or self-destruct. 

Godspeed!

Watch These Three Trends, Act Accordingly, and See Your Business Excel 

ACCENTUATING CHANGE READINESS AND FUTURE SAVVINESS

These grim reminders accentuate why change readiness and future savviness are critical skill sets in our daily repertoire. 

INTRODUCING LIFESCAPE, A Masterpiece from Dilip Mukerjea

Here's another brilliant intellectual creation from Dilip Mukerjea. It's an example of a lifescape, & the attendant methodology is called 'lifescaping'.

In simplistic terms, a lifescape is just a roadmap from point A to point B, or endpoint.

Because it's visual, it automatically engenders a gestalt perspective.

Hence, it can capture readily all the pertinent bottlenecks, obstacles as well as signposts or milestones, & even the performance metrics, all in visual forms, of one's intended journey towards a preferred future or desired outcome, in any kind of setting - be it organisational, professional or personal.

In a more elaborate form, one can also display mission, vision & value statements, as well as critical success factors, with bold actions as part of one's gameplan, all visually, on the roadmap.

In a nut shell, a lifescape is a quick snapshot of where you want to go, how you want to get there, & what are the likely problems, as well as opportunities, along your journey path.

When 'Neutron Jack', or better known to most people as Jack Welch, embarked on his well-known GE Workout during the early eighties, the first thing he did was to engage David Sibbet of Grove Consultants to create a one-page vision map - which is a variation of lifescape - for all employees to stay focused & committed on the chosen recovery path.

Please stay tuned, as Dilip is currently working on a complete hands-on strategy guide with templates & worksheets to help you craft out your own lifescape.