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9 Tips for Successfully Navigating Leadership Transitions
Leadership transitions are a fact of life in all organizations. Those transitions carry risk – and they can create a deep sense of uncertainty for all involved. Some changes in leadership are well thought out, planned for, and relatively smooth. Others are abrupt, chaotic, and rocky. In reality, even the most intentional transitions include their share of instability. How you manage that instability depends on whether you are the one leaving, the one coming in, or one of those staying.
3 Ways Resilient Organizations Leave Room for Uncertainty in Strategic Planning
Given that we’re operating in uncertainty, a critical skill to build or reinforce during the strategic planning process is how our future selves can recognize that part (or perhaps all) of our original plan is no longer the most strategic way to move forward. The planning process is an opportunity to work toward a culture that gives us permission to thoughtfully shift course when the new reality calls for it.
So how can you go about implementing a strategic planning process that is responsive to change? Here are three practices organizations can follow to create more resilient strategic plans.