This tweet from the one and only ReclaimYourWaterfall brought a wide smile to my face:
So this is “the old way”. People “down there” obviously aren’t capable of decision making so we need someone to guide them.
When I read this, I think about sheep and shepherds. Yep, mindless animals can’t be left to decide for themselves.
But wait, there is another way. Let’s take this paragraph:
If faced with all the need for change and uncertainty, people need to ask for permission (from a boss or from the group) to make decisions or make small experiments, the VUCA world will laugh at them.
Organizational Strategy in a VUCA World
So it seems what worked well in the times of certainty doesn’t work anymore in this unpredictable VUCA world.
Hm, something to remember about.