Pub. 1 2019-20 Issue 3

http://wvcar.com WVADA 26 So how do you innovate when everyone’s mindset is to wait out the storm? You Go Opposite; take the road less traveled to take your orga - nization from success to significance and turn this pandemic disruption into opportunity. Going Opposite I’ve written about this anticipatory principle in the past; I call it the Law of Opposites. By looking for a solution to a problem or a new opportuni - ty in the exact opposite direction from where you are currently looking, you will see amazing solutions and opportunities that were outside of your view. From a strategic standpoint, when everyone goes one way, Anticipa - tory Leaders often go the other and take the road less traveled. There isn’t a better time to do this! The pandemic and lockdowns already are a road less traveled, one in which many will sit on the sidelines and wait and see what will happen. In many ways, the world seems to be hitting a pause button as the vast majority goes into a hold position. By doing so, they will not be ready for the identifiable certainty that the pandemic will end. Many might think that having a wait and see ap - proach is less stressful, but the opposite is true. As you wait, you will see others moving ahead, intuitively knowing that while others are moving ahead, you’re falling behind. The stress of wait - ing for months will mount, making it harder to start moving again. I’m sure you have heard the old saying: “an object at rest tends to stay at rest, while an object in motion tends to stay in motion.” Ad - mittedly, it’s hard to move forward when you can’t see ahead. That’s why you should start with the opposite; observe what you can see instead of focusing on what you can’t see. In - stead of looking at all the things you aren’t certain about, ask yourself: What are you cer - tain about? Instead of looking at all the things you can’t do, ask yourself: What can you do now? Why not do the opposite while everyone else sits and waits? Redefine and Reinvent Everything! This is the perfect time to redefine and reinvent what you do and how you do it. Redefining and reinventing are core principles of Anticipatory Leaders, and as we see, current systems, such as how we deliver healthcare and the global supply chain, buckle under the load. The fault lines in our systems become highly visible and the sys - tems become ripe for reinvention. The fact is that every system is ripe for reinven - tion, and the best time to do it is now. When times are good, transformational change can be put off, but when the world and everyone in it is hurting, people are much more open to new, innovative ideas. It’s time to double down on re - defining and reinventing your products, services and customer experiences before someone else does, and if you do this while helping others through the crisis, you will find a lot more help along the way! Focus on Becoming a Positive Disruptor The news, which has been quite dark lately, is fo - cused on the virus, what it has done and is doing. It’s imperative to look beyond the news and to look ahead at what we do know! I would like you to consider becoming a posi - tive disruptor, creating the transformations that need to happen to make the future better for ev - eryone. This is not as hard as it seems, because perfection is impossible; everything can be im - proved. Everything has facets to it that can be changed for the better. A positive disruptor has the power to unite people and help humankind move forward in a positive and productive way. This is the perfect time to redefine and reinvent what you do and how you do it. R edefining and r einventing are core principles of Anticipatory Leaders, and as we see, current systems, such as how we deliver healthcare and the global supply chain, buckle under the load.