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The world feels extra right now. We've been treading (and sometimes drowning in) messy waters for a while, but somehow, the waves keep getting bigger. Disruption is constant, fear keeps our hearts lurching, and the impact seeps into every corner of our lives—including the workplace. At work, we’ve gone from the chronic stress of nonstop firefighting and pivoting to utter overwhelm and befuddlement comas from relentless chaos. And let’s be real—in the chaos, we don’t always

In today’s VUCA world, leaders are under pressure to continuously evolve and transform their organizations unlike we’ve seen in the past. The expectations are high, budgets are slim, and employees are often not ready to embrace the change. The combination of these factors creates an uber-stressful environment for change leaders in which their tenacity, resilience and patience to endure these conditions long term, and successfully implement the change gets put at risk. Many y

Several years ago, I worked with a senior leader at a top, global company who had taken the helm of one of the largest organizational...