In my last article I discussed taking risks, assuming responsibility and the importance of making informed choices. Today I want to go over why I feel that being adaptable is another important tool for your Leadership Arsenal.

Being a good leader means being adaptable. You must be able to change and adapt, at any given moment, to situations big and small. A good example of this was management in the 70s and 80s. They refused to believe that computer skills would become a necessity in their jobs. A lot of those managers found themselves without their current employment and unable to find a replacement job because they refused to accept and adapt to the computer age. Leaders are constantly faced with change. Just look at the tech advances ones must be well versed in i.e: laptops, blackberries, video conferencing…

However, not all change is large. A good leader needs the ability to adapt to all kinds of situations like changes in: company objectives, staff, deadlines, client expectations, company budget, company software to name a few. Some days it feels like these changes are coming at you all at once, you need to be able to adjust and adapt, not hang on to “the old way of doing things.”

I believe that the two most important aspects of adaptability are acknowledging that changes are inevitable and having a willingness to confront and deal with those changes. Doing things “the way they have always been done” does not help you, your team or your company.

Check back next time when I throw another tool in your leadership toolbox because you can never have enough tools in your Leaderhsip Arsenal.

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