As we enter into this new year, it’s time to stop waiting for things to return to “normal” and instead learn to see uncertainty as a time of opportunity. Join Bobbie LaPorte each week as she applies her Ironman training approach to business leadership. It’s race day—time to focus and take action!
Bobbie LaPorte’s 2023 Weekly Vlog Series “It’s Race Day”
Getting Leadership Focused to Act
A belated Happy New Year to all of you. I hope your holidays and break were great. Now it’s time to get back to work.
We are beginning the 4th year of my weekly vlogs, designed to provide some short, practical advice and guidance to help you navigate the volatile road ahead.
And the last three years have definitely been full of real challenges: unrelenting uncertainty, permanent changes in how we work and live, dealing with the “stop and go” of all of our various activities and responsibilities.
In my view, this is how it’s going to be. We are in an extended period of unprecedented instability, of disruption at scale. If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know that my approach for leaders in this environment is all about seeing this time as one of opportunity, of seeing what is possible.
I think it’s time to close the gap between thinking and doing. We can’t keep waiting for things to return to some semblance of what’s normal. It’s time to act.
You also may know that I am training for my 7th Ironman triathlon. Like any endeavor you may be involved in as a leader, training for an Ironman is a long process – one that has helped me learn to navigate uncertainty.
Recently when I logged into my training schedule that my coach completes each week, I saw this:
And that’s when it hit me: there is a time to train and a time to race. I need to focus and act. It’s Race Day.
So, starting next week, these weekly videos will feature tips that focus on helping you act. Not waiting…not stalling…not taking small, incremental steps.
It’s Race Day.
See you next Monday.