VUCA time
It is not the name of a new dance, it is an acronym from the 1980s, the meaning of which is very suitable for describing this current historical period:
V = Volatility, stands for instability, mutability.
U = Uncertainty, stands for uncertainty, emblem of this historical moment.
C = Complexity, stands for situations governed by emergencies, with a multiplicity of elements or aspects that must be taken into account.
A = Ambiguity, stands for not being clear as it can have more than one meaning and therefore create confusion; contradictory, misleadingness, and unpredictability.
In this particular moment of crisis that we are experiencing on a global level, each of us must implement new behaviors to adapt to the changes dictated by contingent situations, with inevitable tension and concern that negatively impact our well-being.
Entrepreneurs, Managers and Professionals must extricate themselves in new, delicate and complicated situations, that is, to give an input to obtain an answer. These are above all “complex” situations, that require important and time-consuming decisions which, even if small, can generate a great impact in the surrounding or global context. This complexity increases the stress level of decision makers.
Coaching is a discipline that aims at personal development, particularly useful when there are external changes, beyond our control, that we suffer helplessly, just as has been happening in the last two years with COVID-19.
As a professional Business Coach, I accompany Entrepreneurs, Managers and Professionals on a personalized path aimed at:
– become aware of their values, which guide personal and corporate decisions
– improve self-control, self-management, leadership, stress management, creativity, potential, interpersonal and inter-generational communication
– overcome difficulties and decrease resistance to mind changes
– increase resilience to undertake changes more calmly and positively
A Business Coaching path can be considered, but its purpose is still to help raise awareness in order to solve complicated moments in the best possible way. In fact, undertaking a Business Coaching path certainly does not change the current pandemic situation from Covid-19, but enables one to regain one’s sense of balance and well-being and to change the way in which to respond to situations that occur in life!
As Charles Darwin wrote: “It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one that responds best to changes.”
Author: Valentina Reiner
Valentina Reiner is Certified Business Coach (CBC™) by Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC), European Individual Accreditation (EIA) Coach/Mentor at Senior Practitioner Level by European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), Neuromanager Positivo Applicato (NPA®) by Apprendo Academy
Bibliography:
Leader. Anatomy of leadership, the 4 keys to effective leadership. Burt Nanus, Warren Bennis. 1987 (US)
