LEADING FROM THE FUTURE
Goals and motivation from the future
When goals are derived from the future, they create traction. Especially if they are desirable and attractive. Real motivation is generated by the positive idea about the possibilities in the future.
It is very easy to create the goal congruence necessary for the management process through this.
Design areas and competencies
Shaping Culture
In many places, hierarchical cultures with the associated control prevail. Visionless management, little courage, too many psychological role plays should be replaced by initiative, self-efficacy and inspiration.
Significance of megatrends
Assess megatrends and their impact on one’s own area of activity. Observe what is developing and changing over the long term. Extrapolate these trends. Work on adapting one’s own business model to the trends.
Sensing places of opportunity
To use one’s own intuition and creativity to find new solutions. To gain clarity in abstraction to complex coherences and to sense resulting opportunities. At the end there is always the need of the human being.
Smart trail and error
Good target-oriented ideas are usually available in every area. The potential of the ideas must be assessed and recognized. Then the question is how long it takes to get to action. Only when you act do you gain experience.
Sensitivity for the future
It needs an openness in perception and to put oneself into the future. To do this, it is important to accept and explore alternative differences, to let go of evaluations and to assess the potential of the new. This also includes putting oneself in the customer’s shoes.