CHAPTER 3

Understanding the Norms of Uncertainty, Risk, and Relentless Change

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek

—Barack Obama

Your business will be created in an environment of change, the (not-so-new) normal. Our working lives are underpinned by uncertainty, instability, and sometimes, volatility.

This means that the dynamics of your business will constantly change. Sometimes, the triggers for change will be from within your business (internal), sometimes from outside (the external environment). Maybe, change will be caused by a combination of internal and external factors.

Generally, the rate of change is increasing; ...

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