Life Science Leader published our article “How To Advance A Bold Vision In The Face Of Ambiguity”
Advancing a bold vision for game-changing growth can create ambivalence when you’re leading at warp speed to make big things happen. In fact, CEOs, C-suite executives, and corporate directors often report to us that moving in a new direction can trigger “strange” responses from employees, partners, suppliers, and other key stakeholders.
As one life sciences leader confided to us, “Everyone says they understand and agree on our purpose, vision, and strategy of launching novel products in an emerging market, but they’re spending their energy on current priorities and not taking meaningful action to move the new vision forward.” Not only is this frustrating and confusing, but he also said that this situation creates an opportunity cost. “Each day that goes by without progress is sucking out time and putting this opportunity at risk.”
We’ve seen that the leaders who are able to successfully advance their bold visions and ignite game-changing growth keep a critical principle in mind as they re-envision the future: the greater the ambiguity, the greater the need to embrace paradoxical realities.We’ve seen that the leaders who are able to successfully advance their bold visions and ignite game-changing growth keep a critical principle in mind as they re-envision the future: the greater the ambiguity, the greater the need to embrace paradoxical realities.
