It’s not just you; it’s not just me. The acronym VUCA is more popular than ever. The acronym stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
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Quite a few useful models of leadership behaviors and traits exist across all of the U.S. military branches, but one that I’ve revisited lately is the U.S. Navy’s Leadership Principles.
Read MoreScholars often cite naval aircraft carriers as prototypical examples of “high-reliability” organizations. Such organizations, they suggest, are able to engage daily with risky technologies in a remarkably safe manner because of the ways in which people interact, communicate, and adhere to common principles.
Read MoreIn the face of VUCA, humility and transparency must reign supreme. And that starts with each of us being honest about ourselves.
Read MoreOur very own Steven Rogelberg has been featured in The Cut this month. Steven has a book which will soon be released, The Surprising Science of Meetings.
Read MoreIf you want to communicate change in your organization, be bold, act differently, and be overt.
Read MoreThe modern U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is both an engineering marvel and a triumph of human organization.
Read MoreMost executives with whom I interact get it—they know that the culture of their organization must be aligned with what it needs to accomplish in order to compete and win.
Read MoreLike many well-intentioned executives and managers I’ve met, it’s likely that you genuinely want to engage your team; you want them to feel like active participants in the decision-making process.
Read MoreWe must never forget that leadership is fundamentally about our relationships—and our effectiveness is often a function of the quality of our interactions with those around us.
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