Monday, November 7, 2011

FuturePerfect Leader--Adapting to rapid change

The FuturePerfect Leader is one who on a regular basis projects themselves ahead in order to adapt to rapid change.    To do so successfully requires a few key characteristics:

1)  Questioning--on a regular basis, are you asking yourself where you and your organization are, what your customer needs are.  Are you also asking variety of people--those who may be both inside and outside of your immediate network--to get their perspectives?

2)  Associating--For new disruptive, ideas to manifest themselves, we also need exposure to a variety of inputs.  Inputs can come from reading, hobbies that we may have, or other pursuits.   Do we expose ourselves to activities that put us out of our comfort zone, and force us to view the world in a different way?

3)  Innovation--once we have a new direction, do we make it into something tangible?   Not just thinking and creating for ourselves, but in a way that becomes usable for those around us?

4)  Risk taking--Are we prepared to put our new idea out for public consumption, whether the feedback is positive or negative?   Any leader who is projecting and innovating with a mindset toward the future needs this characteristic.


A futureperfect leader is constantly pushing to identify the next set of disruptive changes in their industry.

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