Leading Continuous Change

7 Building Greater Change Capacity over Time

WITH NO END TO CHURN in sight, it makes sense to learn how to respond to change at the pace the world is demanding. We have covered the actions required; now let’s address how to continue to grow the capabilities needed to lead complex, continuous change over time.

Futurist Bob Johansen, in his book Leaders Make the Future, asserts that leaders need not be passive victims of change.¹ Rather he maintains that leaders can shape the future if they know how. This would certainly be helpful in the context of constant churn. Johansen lists 10 capabilities leaders should possess:

The maker instinct—being ...