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Posted on November 23, 2019November 3, 2022 by Tomek Kaczanowski

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.

Links:

  • https://twitter.com/Waterfallists
  • https://targetteal.com/en/blog/organizational-strategy-in-vuca-world
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility,_uncertainty,_complexity_and_ambiguity

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