Times of great change can bring great opportunity

Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison says, “Times of great change can bring great opportunity. This calls for a leadership framework where mindset meets the moment—all calibrated around what to do and how to do it.”

Below are some tips from Burnison on leadership and learning.

Anticipate—predicting what lies ahead. Sometimes it’s simply storm clouds. But when there’s turbulence, we need to anticipate where we can find clear skies … and different pathways to growth. It starts by accurately perceiving the reality of today—and knowing that anticipating is not just top-down, it’s bottom-up.

Navigate—course correcting in real-time. Strategy is not just once a year; it’s many times a year. We need to continually adjust, knowing that what has worked over the last couple of years may not work over the next few years. Navigation—both direction and velocity—is the companion to anticipation. Together, they keep the organization forward-facing.

Communicate—continually. This is where leadership lives and breathes—and particularly during times of cloudier skies. We don’t just transmit information; we connect emotionally with others to elevate the horizon.

Listen—especially to what we don’t want to hear. As this reset button is hitting, we can’t manage from a spreadsheet. We need to be tuned in everywhere.

Learn—failing fast, learning faster. This takes mental agility, people agility, change agility, and strategic agility—all of which come together in learning agility, the No. 1 predictor of success.

Lead—being all in, all the time. Amid the massive change of the Big Reset, leaders look for the deeper reasons. They connect the here-and-now with the why-and-how.

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