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Three Ways Agile Leaders Can Communicate An Evolving Vision Post-Pandemic Posted on : Sep 08 - 2020

The difficulty is not only from the never-ending journey of self-mastery. As businesses and governments face unprecedented post-pandemic challenges in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, leaders also have to take care of the evolving needs of employees. To rise to the challenge and continue to thrive, leaders must be resilient and agile. To do so, according to an article by World Economic Forum, they can "start by anticipating what success looks like at the end of the recover phase — how their business will thrive for the long-term — then guide their teams to execute an outcome-based set of sprints to get there with agility."

The question here is: Who truly knows what success really looks like? Does anyone have the answer?

Stephen R. Covey said, "Begin with the end in mind."

But how will leaders be able to "see" the end when the current reality is not clear, not to mention the feasibility of envisioning a successful end-state when the definition of success changes so rapidly that a successful end-state today might not be the same as what looks like success tomorrow?

One thing is for sure — agility is definitely required for executives who are leading today. Agility, a mindset, coupled with agile delivery principles, keeps leaders flexible as unexpected disruptors emerge and new issues surface, retaining their adaptiveness in correcting the path. Embracing agility and creating an evolving vision is then a wiser way to proceed, at least for the foreseeable future.

Conceptually, all leaders understand this, but the key question is, how can a leader "fly the plane while building it"?

Executives I work with often speak of the need to toggle and balance between two states — responding versus preempting. As reality continues to unfold and reveal itself, leaders have to keep inspiring their teams and organizations with a compelling vision, continue to pivot and help their business gain the competitive edge, improve bottom lines and raise profitability while creating value for societies. Doing this without a vision that evolves and adapts and being solely responsive, or even reactive, is not an option. Ignoring the current threats as they emerge and focusing solely on the future is also not feasible. View More