LEADERSHIP IN A VUCA ENVIRONMENT - Colonel Ajai Lal

Colonel Ajai Lal - "The Leadership Radio Show"

LEADERSHIP IN A VUCA ENVIRONMENT
24.12.2020
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​Introduction
VUCA is an acronym that originally emerged from the military. VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Its relevance to leaders in business is clear, as these conditions are highly descriptive of the environment in which business is conducted every single day. 

Show Objectives
The show objective this week is to highlight the importance of leading in a VUCA environment. Leaders should be the guiding force for their team, to make effective decisions despite a VUCA environment. Leaders must use the power each individual in their team holds to outperform specially when tides are high. Leaders must empower their team members with all the information they require to perform their jobs and adapt almost instantaneously to novel challenges they face almost every day. The focus will be to show leaders how to survive and thrive in a VUCA environment.

Key Issues:

1.  Changes are more rapid than leader’s can handle
2.  Leaders are often required to act basis incomplete, insufficient or illogical information
3.  Leaders are forced to act quickly due to lack of time
4.  Leaders are forced to adopt unconventional methods of problem

 
What You Need to Know and What You Need to Do:
1)    Crisis communication

•  Respect your employee’s needs
•  Share Facts
•  Give Hope

2)    The power of teaming

•  Build trust, confidence & credibility
•  Lead with questions and co-create
•  Developing a shared purpose

3)    Emotional Agility

•  Empathy
•  Understanding your people​

4)    Learning Agility
 
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Written by Colonel Ajai Lal
Leadership and Executive Coach | Speaker and International Radio Host | Former Chief Business Officer at NIIT | Colonel in the Indian Army (Veteran) | Former Senior Military Observer – United Nations 
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About Colonel Ajai Lal

Ajai is a recognized expert in coaching and empowering leaders to develop their optimal potential. He is a seasoned global executive and a dynamic speaker who draws from his leadership experiences across a span of 45 years - 25 years in the Indian Army, 15 years in NIIT Ltd. and 5 years as a Leadership and Executive Coach.
 
Ajai has developed and mentored rising leaders in the corporate space and in the military. He has received several recognitions in the Indian military, the United Nations Medal for Distinguished Service, as well as numerous corporate awards, including the prestigious ‘Global Leadership Award’.
 
Ajai has been recently conferred the World HRD Congress 2019 - ‘Dr. Marshall Goldsmith Achievement in Coaching Award’ and the ‘Best in Class Leadership Coach’ at the ‘Thought Leaders’ Summit and Awards’ in 2020.
 
He has been a coach with IMD Business School, Switzerland for their ‘High Performance Leadership’ program. He has facilitated leadership development programs and coached C-level executives and senior management at various multinational corporations and some of his key clients include Deloitte, Adobe Systems, Edelweiss, Danieli Corus and Thermax Ltd.
 
For further requirements of Leadership Development or to engage in group / individual coaching you can reach out to him at: ajai@forwardconsultingco.com
 
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