Comments on: Uncertainty, Leadership, and Robustness http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness We Help Managers Make a Difference Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Welter http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-433 Bill Welter Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-433 Loyalty is one of those intagible assets that is taken for granted -- until it's needed and found to be missing. Thanks for the comments. Bill Loyalty is one of those intagible assets that is taken for granted — until it’s needed and found to be missing. Thanks for the comments.
Bill

]]> By: Bill Welter http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-432 Bill Welter Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:19:26 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-432 Brad, Great suggestions. Thanks. Brad,
Great suggestions. Thanks.

]]> By: Ethicpreneur http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-431 Ethicpreneur Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:55:55 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-431 So true Bill, what continues to astound me is that so many leaders are not tackling the issue of 'team' Having let people go its not enough to assume that those remaining are motivated because they still have a job. Our research in the UK suggests that those remaining are less loyal than ever and can't wait to jump ship as soon as an opportunity arises, until then its work to rule. Hardly a productive culture. So true Bill, what continues to astound me is that so many leaders are not tackling the issue of ‘team’ Having let people go its not enough to assume that those remaining are motivated because they still have a job.
Our research in the UK suggests that those remaining are less loyal than ever and can’t wait to jump ship as soon as an opportunity arises, until then its work to rule. Hardly a productive culture.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-430 Brad Shorr Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:28:32 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-430 Hi Bill, Those are great suggestions for staying or becoming robust. A few more ideas ... 1. Every company should have a research and development team, no matter what industry. 2. Build a war chest. It's better to face uncertainty with a wad of money in your pocket than with hat in hand at the bank. 3. Party! You allude to this when you talk about demoralization. When employees are worried about their jobs, their survival, and their future, they need to feel the love from on high, more than ever. .-= Brad Shorr´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordSellInc/~3/xhB4zR3O-wg/" rel="nofollow">10 People to Follow on Twitter</a> =-. Hi Bill, Those are great suggestions for staying or becoming robust. A few more ideas …
1. Every company should have a research and development team, no matter what industry.
2. Build a war chest. It’s better to face uncertainty with a wad of money in your pocket than with hat in hand at the bank.
3. Party! You allude to this when you talk about demoralization. When employees are worried about their jobs, their survival, and their future, they need to feel the love from on high, more than ever.
.-= Brad Shorr´s last blog ..10 People to Follow on Twitter =-.

]]> By: Bill Welter http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-429 Bill Welter Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:53:28 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-429 Kay, Agreed! Now if we can get executives to think like explorers rather than actuaries we might get truly sustainable organizations. Bill Kay,
Agreed! Now if we can get executives to think like explorers rather than actuaries we might get truly sustainable organizations.
Bill

]]> By: kay plantes http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-428 kay plantes Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:29:12 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-428 As I read your blog Bill I am thinking about how our public markets demand "certainty." if multi-billion dollar GE misses its earnings estimate, stock value falls. Imagine the wasted work every quarter across our Fortune 1000 companies trying to get the number "right." CEOs need to speak up about the reality of running a business and explain that robust in the age of growing uncertainty has nothing to do with hitting targets down to the cents. It's about real growth, real value, real customer loyalty and real brand equity. Robustness is no longer hitting a construct that is at best a lagging indicator of success. K As I read your blog Bill I am thinking about how our public markets demand “certainty.” if multi-billion dollar GE misses its earnings estimate, stock value falls. Imagine the wasted work every quarter across our Fortune 1000 companies trying to get the number “right.” CEOs need to speak up about the reality of running a business and explain that robust in the age of growing uncertainty has nothing to do with hitting targets down to the cents. It’s about real growth, real value, real customer loyalty and real brand equity. Robustness is no longer hitting a construct that is at best a lagging indicator of success. K

]]> By: Bill Welter http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-427 Bill Welter Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:27:26 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-427 Fred, It will be facinating to see what happens when the Boomer execs finally retire (We were raised with the John Wayne "too damn bad", suck-it-up culture) and the Gen-Y ("It's all about the team") get into serious senior management ranks. I think we will see some interesting changes in corporate culture. Bill Fred,
It will be facinating to see what happens when the Boomer execs finally retire (We were raised with the John Wayne “too damn bad”, suck-it-up culture) and the Gen-Y (“It’s all about the team”) get into serious senior management ranks. I think we will see some interesting changes in corporate culture.
Bill

]]> By: Fred H Schlegel http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/uncertainty-leadership-and-robustness/comment-page-1#comment-426 Fred H Schlegel Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=150#comment-426 I like that knowledge to assumptions ratio. (Kind of how blue is your map... we were thinking along similar lines this week.) Freeing up your team to make their own decisions can be a pretty scary thing if it's new to the culture of an organization, but I agree it makes your entire system more robust. I would be interested in seeing more of your thinking on how to move in this direction while dealing with the fear it creates at all levels. I've been in situations where 'hang you out to dry' events froze folks in their seats. .-= Fred H Schlegel´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frogblog/yTub/~3/TFnLB2C3bv4/" rel="nofollow">Are You A Business Uncertainty Explorer?</a> =-. I like that knowledge to assumptions ratio. (Kind of how blue is your map… we were thinking along similar lines this week.)

Freeing up your team to make their own decisions can be a pretty scary thing if it’s new to the culture of an organization, but I agree it makes your entire system more robust. I would be interested in seeing more of your thinking on how to move in this direction while dealing with the fear it creates at all levels. I’ve been in situations where ‘hang you out to dry’ events froze folks in their seats.
.-= Fred H Schlegel´s last blog ..Are You A Business Uncertainty Explorer? =-.

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