This article is on health and wellness. It is not enough to simply adapt to change, you must lead it. Our world is rapidly changing and there is a need for leaders who can manage, innovate, and create new paradigms of leadership to function in these environments. Ron Gutman states that “Every great business leader in the world today has a couple of things in common: a burning vision and a burning desire to achieve it.” This is what it takes to lead through an era of exponential change, but is this enough?
- Perceive the Change
Leading through an era of change requires the ability to perceive it as healthcare expert Ron Gutman points out. That is why he saw it as essential to create healthcare apps such as Intrivo and Wellsphere. It is not enough to simply expect change to happen, you must be able to observe the variables at play and predict what direction they are moving in.
The IntrivoHealth Diagnostics Co-CEO said, “Organizations cannot assume that exponential change will be linear in speed or outcome. For Ron Gutman, rather than trying to predict and navigate the future, it’s more effective to prepare for uncertainty by developing human capital. Also, technical capabilities that can leverage the impact of exponential technologies.”
- Manage Uncertainty
Ron Gutman also has experience in this concern. Establishing a mindset that embraces uncertainty is critical to being able to effectively navigate through change. Being able to identify and manage uncertainties will allow you to choose the best course of action through change (Entrepreneur).
Acknowledging and understanding these uncertainties will allow you to effectively manage them. The outstanding and successful business expert, who believes that “the best leaders have always been innovators as well, entrepreneurs as well,” argues that in order to compete and win in today’s rapidly changing environment a leader must foster innovation. However, Ron Gutman finally adds, this comes with a cost that few are willing to face; ambiguity.