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The document discusses the VUCA world, which stands for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous - describing the challenging environment of rapid change faced by business leaders today. It originated as a military term used in the 1990s to characterize the unstable post-Cold War world. In a VUCA world, the environment is unstable and difficult to predict, requiring accelerated decision making and urgent responses to unexpected events. Leaders must translate increasing amounts of available data and information into understanding, while communicating clearly and ensuring their intentions are understood by others. To be effective in such an environment requires being prepared for a range of outcomes, seeking opportunities in uncertainty, and adapting to changing conditions through divergent thinking and listening skills.

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Vuca 2

The document discusses the VUCA world, which stands for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous - describing the challenging environment of rapid change faced by business leaders today. It originated as a military term used in the 1990s to characterize the unstable post-Cold War world. In a VUCA world, the environment is unstable and difficult to predict, requiring accelerated decision making and urgent responses to unexpected events. Leaders must translate increasing amounts of available data and information into understanding, while communicating clearly and ensuring their intentions are understood by others. To be effective in such an environment requires being prepared for a range of outcomes, seeking opportunities in uncertainty, and adapting to changing conditions through divergent thinking and listening skills.

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VUCA World

Volatile
Uncertain "the new

Complex normal

Ambiguous
Where did VUCA come from?

US Military started using this term


in late 90s for the post-Cold War
world

Reflects a fast-paced,
increasingly unstable
and
rapidly changing world
To deal with a
changing
battlescape

Business leaders face a similar,


challenging,
dynamic
landscape
Volatile

Unstable
Hard to predict

Be prepared
Match investment to
risk
The challenge is
Exponentially accelerating change
Unexpected
Unstable
May be of unknown duration
Requires accelerated decision making
Require an urgent response
But
Its not necessarily hard to understand
Knowledge about it is often available
Example
Prices fluctuate after a natural disaster
How Does it impact?
Causes fear
Risk increase
What we do :
Translate date into information
Communicate early
Ensure your intent is understood
We can use
Rapid advances in computing power
Unprecedented access to knowledge
24hr news
Viral stories
Expanding social networks & media
Uncertai
n

The inability to know


everything,the lack of
predictability and likelihood of
surprise events
Uncertainty
Leadership Challenges
Abstruse to
situation
Insufficient
information
More
information
Abstruse to
understand
out come
event
VUCA : UNCERTAINTY
Victim of Uncertainty
Master ofseeUncertainty
Able to a range of
outcomes and think in
See the only one out
terms of confidence
come and does not intervals
think beyond the See uncertain time as
immediate opportunities make bold
See only problem with
moves
potential outcomes Recognize issue with
Clings to existing
current state and seeks
processes even when to adapt
they are inadequate Looks for flaws in the
Rely on past solution to
past solution to today
solve today issues problem
Concerned with the Concerned with the
here and now future, looking for the
weak signals which are
the harbingers of
Complexity
Leadership challenges
Key Drivers -complex
Where to start
Quick wins
Time constraints
Mitigating actions
Stuck
Ambiguity
The haziness of reality, the potential for
misreads, and the mixed meanings of
conditions; cause-and-effect confusion.
Ambiguity Leadership
Challenges
Failure to understand the significance of an
event

High risk of miss-interpreting events and


responding inappropriately in ineffective
ways

Leaders are too far removed from the


source and context of the events

Leaders act based on a limited


understanding of events and their meaning
How to lead effectively in an Ambiguous
environment?

Set up
Think
increment
Listen well divergentl
al
y
dividends
Ready for a
VUCA World?

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