"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." Ambrose Redmon
Five Tips for Leading Through VUCA
It's official. The United States is in a recession, and has been for a year, according to the
National Bureau of Economic Research. And for many I have spoken to, this recession feels very different from past ones. I believe that the difference is the level of VUCA, or volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Regular readers of my blog know that I have posted a number of blogs on the topic. Simply put, VUCA is like an E ticket ride at
Disneyland , in dense fog, with a stuck stop/start gear.
Courage to Continue in Tough Times
This morning's San Francisco Chronicle featured a story in remembrance of the Jonestown massacres thirty years ago. In the front page article, Congresswoman Jackie Spier recalls her trip to Jonestown with Congressman Leo Ryan . For the past several weeks, the daily financial news has been grimmer and grimmer. Business leaders are faced with rising costs, uncertain revenue projections, and a shortfall of cash and credit.
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