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Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, I’ve often been asked whether it still makes any sense to look into the future. The world is so full of surprises that many things are being questioned. Should we still think and plan for the long term at all when the world can be turned upside down in just a few days and weeks?
The short answer is yes, more than ever!
And for at least three reasons…
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In the midth of the pandamic great leaders look ahead.
Besides some general observations like accelerated digitalization, impacts and opportunities are very different for each market. Nevertheless, there is a set of steps leaders should follow to navigate through the crisis and beyond.
As soon as health and safety of employees is secured, liquidity is secured and a sufficient level of operability is achieved, looking ahead and deciding on the way forward is the prime duty of every leader.
This is a long article, so these are the ten steps to navigate through the crisis based on our scenarios (or any other scenarios for that matter):
I want to share the story behind why I decided to build an electronic tickler file and why I am so passionate about the digital tickler file at fortythree.me.
In over 25 years of working with entrepreneurs and managers to better align their businesses with the future, we have learned that even the best vision is useless if you don’t communicate it effectively. And in such a way that it arrives in the minds, hearts and hands of your employees and is consistently aimed at as a vision of the future in day-to-day business. Because without implementation, your vision remains only a dream.
That’s why the work really starts here.
(Main article is in German)
I believe that especially today, when our economy, society and technologies are changing rapidly, at a time when nothing is predictable and no business is safe, we need more people with a strong vision for the future: for themselves, for their companies and for humanity.
Today, I published an article on this topic in the creating corporate cultures blog of the Bertelsmann Foundation.
Read the full article here (in German)
In our speeches and keynotes, we often ask three questions:
1. Who believes that a clear vision, a vision that inspires, is known to everyone in the company and to which everybody can align his daily work brings a great competitive advantage to a company?
Result: approval of 100 percent.
2. Who works in a company that has such a vision?
Continue reading “Making Vision Work”Successful transformation needs a clear vision. Even in turbulent times, it gives a company the orientation, orientation and clarity it needs to respond to external changes and not only survive the change, but actively participate in shaping it. It gives each individual employee an answer to the questions “Where do we want to go, who do we want to be in the future, what do we want to achieve in X years?”
Continue reading “We need vision: How to use your most powerful leadership tool”