Seeing Red Cars: The swiftly moving marketplace is brutal to ‘sit and wait’ folks
Transitions and changes send signs and signals before they launch. Be alert.
Do you know people who say, “I just take things as they come. It’s worked for me so far.” HAS it? The marketplace will be brutal to these people in the next decade!
The speed of technology, innovations and change is rapid and accelerating. The way to be alert to the changes going on around you, and nimble enough to respond, is to know your interests, strengths and values while scanning the marketplace for changes. In my new book Seeing Red Cars—Driving Yourself, Your Team and Your Organization to a Positive Future, I refer to this as “driving with intention and your high beams on.”
Many people resistant to change think that things will resume as usual. I don’t think it’s true! In Microwikinomics, author Don Tapscott states, “We are in the early days of a fundamental change and we need to reboot business and the world. To effect positive change and make it stick, be keenly aware of and curious about marketplace dynamics and trends so you can steer your thoughts, actions and learning in ways that are relevant and valuable.”
Talk to people inside and outside your industry for insights on trends, changes and how the marketplace is transitioning. Ask how these changes might impact you, your team and your organization, and what you can do to stay in the driver’s seat. This may require learning a new skill, understanding a new process, or being open to a new innovation.
It’s easy to find naysayers in times like these. The "sit and wait" folks will experience the harsh reality of the swiftly moving marketplace. A new innovation today could all but eliminate the need for their products and professions. Be alert. Be proactive. Transitions and changes send signs and signals before they launch, but we have to have our high-beams on to be able to see them and prepare for them.
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Have you identified your passions, interests and strengths?
How do you use this knowledge to align yourself with desired jobs, projects, people and opportunities?
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Seeing Red Cars the book is available from popular retailers through our book website, seeingredcarsbook.com.
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