Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity: Leadership Strategies and Insight for The Era of Volatility

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Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity: Leadership Strategiesand Insight for The Era of Volatility

History has taught us that only 10% of organizations become breakthrough performers during a period of economic challenge. What will you do to be part of this elite group of aggressive survivors?

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Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity: Leadership Strategies and Insight for The Era of Volatility

History has taught us that only 10% of organizations become breakthrough performers during a period of economic challenge. What will you do to be part of this elite group of aggressive survivors?

Futurist Jim Carroll has carefully studied the strategies they pursue, the concepts that drive them, and the actions they take to become a success in this complex new world.

It’s timely and critical insight! Recovery-oriented CEOs and senior executives understand that in addition to managing existing challenges, right now is the time to focus on strategies that align with our complex new reality to achieve growth and pursue opportunity. They know that they need to act quickly to establish an innovative mindset with their team to get there quickly.

In this interactive keynote, Jim provides his unique insight on staying ahead in volatile times. A culture that has everyone thinking about what can be done going forward rather than looking back. A solutions-oriented mindset in which people are thinking less about the problems that have occurred and more about the innovative strategies that could be pursued. A leadership style and mindset that takes on volatility as a form of innovation oxygen, complexity as a foundation for action, uncertainty as the platform for disruption, and ambiguity as the clarity for stifling aggressive indecision.

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