Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business

Skill 2: Preparation

Preparation is the ability to link together seemingly unconnected events, information, and people. Each of us is naturally capable of doing this to a greater or lesser degree, but the structures and roles we've grown up with—from the requirement to declare a major in college to the ubiquitous organizational chart that governs the daily interactions in most companies—have encouraged us to compartmentalize everything. Understanding preparation can have a massive impact on how organizations model, hire, and develop roles, employees, and teams.