Futurist Jim Carroll<p>Daily Inspiration: "Shift faster!" - Futurist Jim Carroll</p><p>One thing is for sure at this moment in time - the future is going to be WILD!</p><p>And at this moment in time, you need to move away from asking yourself why you are so slow - to asking the hard truth as to whether you are moving fast enough!</p><p>If there is one lesson that organizations have learned through the past few years, it's that their future survival is now heavily dependent upon the flexibility they've put in place - flexibility that demands a new level of agility within their leadership team to respond to new levels of volatility! At this moment in time, it's probably a good time to double down on that flexibility through agility - given an unprecedented future, you will need to be able to shift faster. You'll need to be able to bounce back from an unprecedented level of "VUCA - what has become known as volatility, complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity.</p><p>How important is it? Today and in the not-too-distant future, it's critical, because levels of VUCA have accelerated through the roof and will continue to do so. ! I've gone so far as to suggest that organizations should now consider putting in place a "Chief Resilience Officer" - someone responsible for steering the organization through an unprecedented level of VUCA.</p><p>The future demands leadership agility. What is it? It's the ability to shift mindsets and actions rapidly according to fast-moving circumstances. I've recently concluded a research project to take a look at the elements of agility and resilience and found this quote which outlines it perfectly.</p><p>Avoid the distraction of clarity - because going forward, there probably isn't any!</p><p>----</p><p><a href="https://futurist.info/tags/ShiftFaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShiftFaster</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Agility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agility</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/VUCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VUCA</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/FutureReady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureReady</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/LeadershipAgility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeadershipAgility</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Adaptability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adaptability</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/FastDecisions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastDecisions</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/TrendsRadar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrendsRadar</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/OrganizationalFlexibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrganizationalFlexibility</span></a></p><p>Original post: <a href="https://jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-inspiration-leadership-agility-shift-faster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i</span><span class="invisible">nspiration-leadership-agility-shift-faster/</span></a></p>