June 8, 2020 • Mezzana Thought Leadership
At the time of writing (June 2020), we’re in the midst of unprecedented turbulence and change. The Covid pandemic has required every organization to explore reinventing aspects of themselves in order to operate and survive.
Change has accelerated in the face of uncertainty and unpredictability, requiring rapid, short term adaptations during and post-lockdown. Longer-term reimagining of how business is done is also needed now – a challenge to do alongside the demands of managing and supporting people as they struggle to deal with uncertainty.
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The leadership skill of horizon scanning has never been more important – the events of the last year has demonstrated this in abundance. The ability to gaze over the parapet and the confines of your world, to anticipate and predict the future, and to then apply that insight to plan and contingency plan is absolutely core for any leader, and particularly if you’re responsible for the future direction of your business.
Alistair Mant passed away in October 2020. He was a long-time friend and mentor of ours, and we want to mark his contribution to the field of leadership.
In times of uncertainty, leaders need to sustain their own confidence. This is essential to help a team, or even a whole business, maintain the optimism and energy they need to adapt and thrive.
“It’s all about gaining altitude” said William Winstone as he framed the second in our four-module Leading in New Worlds programme “The ability to zoom in and out gives us different perspectives and a different relationship with the ground we work on – a bit like Google maps!” he added.
