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From Chaos to ClarityAdapt, Prosper and Succeed in

Times of Change

Allison BlankenshipAuthor, Strategist & Consultant

Precision Speaking, Inc.

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The “Not-Known” is theNew Norm

1. “Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore…”

2. “Not-known” vs. unknown

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The “Not-Known” is theNew Norm

Rate of change due to technology

– According to trends futurist Faith Popcorn of The Popcorn Report, we are experiencing 100 years of change within a 5-year period; this period accelerates again beginning in 2010

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The “Not-Known” is theNew Norm

Multiple career opportunities in a lifetime

– The US Department of Labor estimates that a college graduate in 2010 will average 8 different careers in their lifetime

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The “Not-Known” is theNew Norm

“The Rules” are changing

– A multi-generational workforce is creating a new blend of old and new values. Identifying the new rules can make the difference between success and survival

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The Rules Are ChangingOld Rule• Loyal to a brand• Media advertising is

key• Stay with the tried &

true• Work 40 hours a

week with occasional overtime

New Rule• Loyal to a network• “Reviewing” is the

new advertising• Innovation and

creativity rule• Do whatever it takes

to get the job done

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A Time of Correction?“The recession came at the best time it

could because it has given the US a chance to make permanent adjustments to the government’s economic and regulatory policies and has offered businesses and individuals the opportunity to change decades-old habits.”

-- Douglas McIntyreNewsweek Magazine, 8/18/09

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INC. Magazines 10-Year Top Industry Growth Predictions

6. Transportation & Warehousing

7. Construction8. Arts & Entertainment

1. Healthcare2. Technology3. Recreation & Fitness4. Finance5. Public Sector

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Women-Owned Businesses

• 10.1 million firms are 75% owned by women• Employ 13 million people• Generate $1.9 trillion in sales (2008)• Represent 1 in 5 firms with a revenue of

$1million plus• Generate $165 billion by women of color

-- Center for Women’s Business Research2009

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“Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past are certain

to miss the future.”

-- John F. Kennedy

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Create the Mindset to Adapt, Prosper and Succeed

1. Get comfortable with the uncomfortable…

2. Never waste a good crisis

3. Move from fearful to fearless

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"To make deep personal change is to develop a new paradigm, a new self, one that is more effectively aligned with today's realities. This can occur only if we are willing to journey into unknown territory and confront the wicked problems we encounter.

This journey does not follow the assumptions of rational planning. The objective may not be clear and the path is not paved with familiar procedures. This tortuous journey requires that we leave our comfort zone and step outside our normal roles. In doing so, we learn the paradoxical lesson that we can change the world only by changing ourselves.”

-- Robert Quinn in Deep Change

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“Risk without knowledge is dangerous.

Knowledge without action is a waste of time.

Action without risk is mediocrity.”

-- Gail CohenThinking Outside the Lines

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“Crisis may be your defining moment.”

-- Bill George7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis

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“The secret of success is to be ready for when your time

comes.”

-- Benjamin Disraeli

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Fear-Based Thinking Encourages:

1. A loss of critical thinking skills

2. Acceptance of rampant bad behavior

3. The need to be right at all times

4. A reactive vs. proactive environment

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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are

challenged to change ourselves.”

--Victor Frankel

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Take the Steps

1. Connect core strengths

2. Become a student of adaptability

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What is our defining product and/or

service?

What distinguishes our company

or product?

How sustainable is our message and perceived value?

How can we communicate the

benefits of working with our organization?

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“We were excellent at making a living but all too often failed at making a life. We celebrated property but yearned for purpose. We cherished our freedoms but longed for connection. In an age of plenty, we were feeling spiritual hunger.”

-- David MyersWhat is the Good Life?

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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who

cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”

-- Alvin Toffler

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“Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re

scared.”

-- Eddie Rickenbacker

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most

intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

--Charles Darwin

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“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise – with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then

we shall save our country.”-- Abraham Lincoln

December 1, 1862 address to Congress

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“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

-- Tom Peters

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