Jessica HickmanThought Leader | TEDx Speaker | 2 x Author | Leadership

Culture agility and the importance of adaptable leadership #leadership

Name: Culture agility and the importance of adaptable leadership #leadership
Uploaded: 2023-09-20T15:42:26+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Jessica Hickman
Description: In this segment, the speaker stresses that leaders must adopt a flexible, "agile" approach to decision‑making within a VUCA (volatile, uncertain…

20 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker stresses that leaders must adopt a flexible, "agile" approach to decision‑making within a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environment. He notes that teams often resist change, expressing toxic comments such as a desire for static decisions or accusations of top‑down secrecy. The core message is that decisions should be viewed as adaptable rather than final, and that cultivating an agility mindset is essential for navigating continuous change.

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So really as leaders, we need to flex and stretch when making decisions, particularly in this VUCA world. So volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. So you may get pushback from your team, particularly around change resistance. And we've heard on the call today, again, some people love change, some people feel uncomfortable with it. So if the team has not got that agility mindset where they can move and flex, You may hear some toxic comments or comments such as, "I wish they would just stick to decisions," "They don't really know what's happening on the ground," "We don't know what's happening," or "Decisions are made behind closed doors or top-heavy." So what we want to do is help you understand that decisions are actually never final nor fixed, and change itself isn't static. So why should decisions? So in summary, it is that agility mindset that we need to practice.