The Most Successful Teams Adapt to Change

Adaptability lessons from Dunkirk evacuation.

Adaptability lessons from Dunkirk evacuation.

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” 
― Albert Einstein

In business as in war, the lessons of defeat provide enduring wisdom.

Lord Byron said: “Adversity is the first path of truth.”

Organizations waste precious time speculating about the future. But battles are fought in the present. The decisions that you make in the now, are the will define your future outcome. Having an adaptive mindset can make the difference.

The spirit to adapt to what was happening — not to ideal planned scenarios — is what turned Dunkirk into a successful operation.

As Charles de Gaulle said back in 1940's: “You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.”

The need to be adaptive is not something new.

But the increasing speed of change has turn adaptability into a critical competitive advantage.

Rehashing how uncertain the future is, won’t do your organization any good. We live in exciting times. We know what’s broken, but no …