Superheroes have seen a rather big rise in popularity – whether they are from the DC or Marvel universes, their stories fill cinema seats and bring in big revenues. They are very different and have various skills – Superman can fly, Spiderman can weave, the Hulk is incredibly strong and green, Ironman is extremely tech savvy while Aquaman is exquisite in handling a trident. That’s only to name a few.
But all superheroes (and meta humans) have one extraordinary trait in common – they are fast. Since they are required to save the world on a daily basis, it’s crucial that they get where they need to be in due time. And with situations being rather hairy all the time, they need to be able to process a lot of information and quickly make the best decisions.
It’s no coincidence that all these extraordinary characters are first and foremost agile - it is the superpower all of us need in today’s rapidly changing world.
Organizations need their employees to be agile and strive to provide the appropriate tools and training programs for this to happen. Here are the three basic skills necessary to develop agility.
It may sound simple. Students have to develop their listening skills from a very early age and most of them do so without a hitch. What’s important to keep in mind is that real listening is made up of three different levels and one must master all of them in order to become agile.
There is a lot of talk about empathy, what it is and how important it proves in interpersonal relationship. Yet for all its popularity, not many people manage to master it. There are a few things one can do to become more understanding of others:
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Nothing in business is static these days. The key to not only staying afloat but also moving forward is being able to make the best of a situation one has volatile footing in. Apart from the obvious need for keeping one’s cool under pressure, there is a useful checklist of things to do in order to make the best of a hairy situation:
Dealing with uncertainty is no easy task and though the items mentioned above may provide some structure to the approach, resilience is badly needed. It’s crucial to not only ‘hang in there’ but also move forward and work for a positive outcome. It is also compulsory to navigate uncertainty as a team, constantly listening to the input of others in order to find the optimal solutions.
Organizations can’t afford to be static and so every individual in them has to train for that absolutely necessary superpower: agility.