In his book
The Big Shift: The 83 Most Important Changes That Everyone Should Know About, and The Big Shift that Changes Everything, author and consultant Langdon Morris neatly divides this cacophony of change into three parts: ‘world shift,’ ‘mindset shift’ and ‘skills shift.’ In short, structural changes like labour, capitalism and business; a personal focus on making sense of this new world and adapting accordingly; and new ways of working, leading and innovating to stay ahead of the pack.
Without profound mindset shifts accompanied by personal growth, it is unlikely that deep, sustainable change can effectively be achieved without a high level of adaptation. This underlies the importance of developing leaders capable of supporting organisations through adaptation and transformation.