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Great Leaders Deal With Ambiguity Using These 7 Practices
Do you find ambiguity exhilarating or exhausting?
Sometimes, I wonder what life would be like if we knew everything beforehand. Every decision we made would turn out in line with our expectations. Every outcome would be guaranteed. There would be no unknowns, unexpected conditions, or unwarranted circumstances.
It would be pretty dull, right?
After all, as a species, we are designed to thrive in uncertainty. We don’t find joy in the knowns. The thrill of navigating the unknown keeps us inspired and motivated. What gives us pleasure is not the successful outcome but getting past the obstacles and challenges we faced, which led to that outcome.
We wouldn’t have survived as a species without the ability to deal with ambiguity. All the technology that’s now a big part of our life wouldn’t even exist. Considering all the innovations that have occurred over the last 200 years, it wasn’t born out of our comfort zone.
Every new advancement came with someone who was willing to step outside their comfort zone. Someone who made decisions without accurate information. Someone who stepped up and embraced unpredictability. Someone who navigated through change. Someone who led with a vision even without complete information.
