Strategic Agility in Leadership
Sharpen your leadership with the power of curiosity - when to flex, drive change and bring others on board in the journey of strategic change. In this eBook, we delve into why strategic agility is so important for leaders and how to lead with the lens of curiosity to:
Being ever watchful of customers and competition
Delivering a sense of compelling vision and sense of purpose
Embracing change
Embodying a healthy risk appetite
Creating processes for scenario planning
Being decisive
“As leaders, we are a little bit like pilots.
It's our job to power our craft to reach our chosen destination within an agreed time. Aircraft pilots are well trained to deal with changing wind patterns and other elements of the environment that impact the aircraft's ability to reach its chosen destination.
Just like pilots adjust to weather conditions, as business leaders, it's our responsibility to adjust the trajectory and all elements of our flight path to ensure our business reaches its chosen destination as close as possible to the expected time.
Unlike airline pilots who are trained to make constant small adjustments responding to even tiny changes in wind and air pressure, business leaders need to find a balance.
At times, it’s best to stay with proven formulas, thereby minimising risk, uncertainty and the challenges of “change management”.
At other times, we choose to drive change into the organisation in response to changes in the environment, especially when we recognise that the needs of our customer have materially changed, and we sense it's likely that the change will be permanent.”
Leaders who are strategically agile are masters of recognising when change needs to happen versus when it doesn't.
Learn why curiosity matters so much in being a strategically agile leader - and find out more about your strategic agility profile in the self-assessment quiz in the book.
Sharpen your leadership with the power of curiosity - when to flex, drive change and bring others on board in the journey of strategic change. In this eBook, we delve into why strategic agility is so important for leaders and how to lead with the lens of curiosity to:
Being ever watchful of customers and competition
Delivering a sense of compelling vision and sense of purpose
Embracing change
Embodying a healthy risk appetite
Creating processes for scenario planning
Being decisive
“As leaders, we are a little bit like pilots.
It's our job to power our craft to reach our chosen destination within an agreed time. Aircraft pilots are well trained to deal with changing wind patterns and other elements of the environment that impact the aircraft's ability to reach its chosen destination.
Just like pilots adjust to weather conditions, as business leaders, it's our responsibility to adjust the trajectory and all elements of our flight path to ensure our business reaches its chosen destination as close as possible to the expected time.
Unlike airline pilots who are trained to make constant small adjustments responding to even tiny changes in wind and air pressure, business leaders need to find a balance.
At times, it’s best to stay with proven formulas, thereby minimising risk, uncertainty and the challenges of “change management”.
At other times, we choose to drive change into the organisation in response to changes in the environment, especially when we recognise that the needs of our customer have materially changed, and we sense it's likely that the change will be permanent.”
Leaders who are strategically agile are masters of recognising when change needs to happen versus when it doesn't.
Learn why curiosity matters so much in being a strategically agile leader - and find out more about your strategic agility profile in the self-assessment quiz in the book.
Sharpen your leadership with the power of curiosity - when to flex, drive change and bring others on board in the journey of strategic change. In this eBook, we delve into why strategic agility is so important for leaders and how to lead with the lens of curiosity to:
Being ever watchful of customers and competition
Delivering a sense of compelling vision and sense of purpose
Embracing change
Embodying a healthy risk appetite
Creating processes for scenario planning
Being decisive
“As leaders, we are a little bit like pilots.
It's our job to power our craft to reach our chosen destination within an agreed time. Aircraft pilots are well trained to deal with changing wind patterns and other elements of the environment that impact the aircraft's ability to reach its chosen destination.
Just like pilots adjust to weather conditions, as business leaders, it's our responsibility to adjust the trajectory and all elements of our flight path to ensure our business reaches its chosen destination as close as possible to the expected time.
Unlike airline pilots who are trained to make constant small adjustments responding to even tiny changes in wind and air pressure, business leaders need to find a balance.
At times, it’s best to stay with proven formulas, thereby minimising risk, uncertainty and the challenges of “change management”.
At other times, we choose to drive change into the organisation in response to changes in the environment, especially when we recognise that the needs of our customer have materially changed, and we sense it's likely that the change will be permanent.”
Leaders who are strategically agile are masters of recognising when change needs to happen versus when it doesn't.
Learn why curiosity matters so much in being a strategically agile leader - and find out more about your strategic agility profile in the self-assessment quiz in the book.