With co-authors Kian Gohar and Noel Weyrich, Ferrazzi says the mindset most needed now by leaders is “radical adaptability.” And, that means having an essential set of skills that includes collaboration, agility and foresight.
The book
teaches that the old world of work, when facing uncertainty:
- Authority
- Hierarchy
- Personal resilience
- Reacts to change
- Prioritizes core business
- Talent management
- Mission focused
…should now
be replaced by the new world of work when facing uncertainty:
- Co-elevation
- Agility
- Team resilience
- Foresees change
- Seeks constant reinvention
- Lego block workforce
- Purpose driven
The authors also
recommend leaders:
- Learn to see around corners to avoid unsuspected risk and to systematically explore new possibilities.
- Develop an ongoing process of experimentation to create and realize your company’s future vision of itself.
- Remember that collaboration has nothing to do with where employees show up for work; it has everything to do with how they show up.
Plus, for your
team members to feel safe, ensure you foster these work conditions:
- That it is permissible to make mistakes.
- Sensitive topics are openly discussed.
- Team members are openly willing to help each other.
- Team members feel free to be themselves.
Finally, Ferrazzi
recommends you strive to answer in the positive these questions:
Does our team
spend sufficient energy thinking about the future on a monthly basis?
Does our team
have a solid understand of the early warning signals that can disrupt us and a
method for assessing priorities?
Does our team have action plans in place for various possible future states?
Competing In The New World Of Work opens readers’ eyes to a bold new vision for the future of organizations, and how leaders can make those entities, inclusive, collaborative, resilient, empathic, adaptable, agile and poised for growth.
Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.
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