TRANSITIONING IN LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS AND CAREER

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Today, I came with something new which is TRANSITIONING IN CAREER, BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is FEAR AND THE OLDEST FEAR IS THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

                        -LOVECRAFT

Everyone wants change but few are ready to put in the work/ demands that come with change.

Change is SITUATIONAL. Transition on the other hand is PSYCHOLOGICAL. It's not those events but the inner reformation or self-definition that you have to go through in order to incorporate change in your life, career, business and leadership without transition, change is just like a rearrangement of previous shackles unless transition happens change won't work.

More than ever, Pandemic round the world has called many to transit right from their perception about life, how work should look like, how to lead a large number of teams.  

The demand for change won't be complete without TRANSITION. As humans our whole life is a story of TRANSITION. We are always leaving one chapter to the other. The pandemic caught many of us unaware but we have had to transit along with the change. Hence, adopting the new normal. Many have learned to work right from home and even many have had  to see technology as a magnet which is significant to change in all industries. Change can only be led when we PROMOTE AND ADOPT TRANSITION

Transition is not solely on the event but a reformation which is right from within. Complaining about change rather than adopting only leads to settling for less. As changemaker, the first is

IDENTIFY THE TRANSITION:

This is done by going through the track record of the change. Right now, many have been forced to work from home and the question has been whether WORK FROM HOME ( WFH) OR WORK FROM OFFICE IS THE BEST. The transition is moving from working from office to see colleagues, friends, having board meetings and now to virtual experiences

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

The world would be a better place when we learn to ask the right questions. Change is here and the question is how to evolve with the change.

HOW TO NAVIGATE TRANSITION

• ARTICULATE YOUR VISION: Vision is the outlook of a destination. I love to use the  illustration of an hourglass to describe what a vision is. Hourglass comes with the top and bottom. The top of an hourglass is well-filled with an outlook of a destination, the journey is the steady and sloppy fall of the outlook which has been seen down into the bottom. Articulating your vision by constantly reminding or sharing the vision with the team keeps you firm on the vision. Several organizations , companies and businesses like COCA-COLA have had to go through transition but we must have noticed their evolution overtime has never cost them their vision which is to make people feel good.

• BE OPEN-MINDED: Transition or shift begins in the mind. Being Open-minded like a child helps to navigate transition. Open to feedback, open to criticism, open to new change with a prepared mind helps to navigate transition.

• ADOPT CHANGE BY STAYING POSITIVE: Without change,our life will remain dull. Having to do things or perceive things in a way only promotes dullness. You may not seek for change but when it comes accept it as a challenge to a new world view. To elevate in your career, leadership change has to happen and often demands leaving a chapter to another or leaving the known to the unknown.

• PROMOTE YOUR STRENGTH

Your strength is not what you are good at but rather what strengthens you. We all have been ample with  strength in certain areas. Transition often demands the need to promote your strength. If you are experiencing transitioning in your job,career or business the demand should be placed not on what you cannot control but what you can control which is your strength.   

• COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION

Communication isn't just made but must be effective. To navigate transition in business, career and leadership, it's important to use the constructionist approach by asking the right questions. There's always a support system out there to help you navigate the seen transition of the moment.

Finally, transition comes, it isn't just a question of transition is here but learning to navigate transition.

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