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Future Strong
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Future Strong

How to Work Unleashed, Lead Boldly, and Live Life Your Way

Bill Jensen
Motivational Press, 2015
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As they face an increasingly chaotic, technologically driven future, too many leaders let risk aversion determine their decisions. Change consultant Bill Jensen argues for rejecting behaviors that limit your individual and organizational capacity for innovation. He says you can make five choices to build a stronger tomorrow: the choice to understand and use your past; the choice to pursue a goal or passion; the choice to be humble and vulnerable as you embrace uncharted possibilities; the choice to select challenges and sacrifices wisely; and the choice to form reciprocal relationships To counteract a certain poetic vagueness, Jensen illuminates each choice with case studies and practical examples. getAbstract recommends his counsel to those interested in management trends and personal potential. Jensen explains why the strong future you and your firm can achieve hinges on understanding the past and making the right choices in the present.

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“Future Strong”

When you think about the future, do you feel confident and ready to take on the challenges of an increasingly chaotic, technologically driven world? Or do the hurdles ahead panic you? Today, the way most business leaders speak and act make it clear that they view the upcoming disruptions with fear.

In part, this fear explains why, in the 21st century, most organizations and their leaders still play by 20th century rules: managing from the top down, prioritizing risk-aversion strategies, and ignoring the dynamic shifts in how people interact and innovate outside the workplace. Sticking with these strategies stifles innovation. To thrive today, your company needs courageous leaders who understand that each organization is only as strong as the individuals within it.

Leaders must take the first step down this brave new road. Be willing to experiment and even to fail. Demonstrate the value of self-knowledge and of following your passion. Reject fear, and embrace creativity, adaptability and the unknown. To become Future Strong, leaders must take the first step. Make five choices today that will unlock a strong future for you and your organization:

About the Author

Jensen Group CEO Bill Jensen also wrote the best-selling Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic., Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster, The Simplicity Survival Handbook and What Is Your Life’s Work?

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