Stability of the process was an extremely valued outcome in the 1980’s when I started my corporate career. The idea of disruption was clearly perceived as a threat to be avoided at all cost. With todays changing global marketplace that is a luxury we no longer have. Fast Company challenges the status quo again:
On its face, leadership’s goals don’t seem to line up with dictionary definitions of disruption. Here’s Merriam-Webster‘s:
disrupt: (verb dis·rupt \dis-ˈrəpt\) to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way; to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)
Surely leaders should do the reverse, providing a steady hand on the tiller and guiding their teams to consistent and predictable victories—right? That’s been the formula for organizational success for decades, at any rate.