Black Swan, or Tethered Soul — Take Action to Build Your Resilience Today!
We live in a world of impermanence — A state of flux: Change is a constant. No surprises there, I’m sure you’ll agree!
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis in his book, ‘The Black Swan’ divides the World into three categories.
1st there is Fragile — & something or someone who is Fragile is described as having nothing to gain from a seemingly random event — It will never improve things. In fact, it/they would rather avoid change, or find somewhere where it wasn’t happening — anywhere but here so to speak!
2nd there is Robust — or is that being buoyant as I have described in other pieces? Maybe — Taleb describes this person as someone who doesn’t break easily, but is convinced they won’t be improved by any shocks/changes.
And then 3rd there is Anti-Fragile. This is something or someone who is more than just adaptable, resilient & robust — they/it don’t just endure shocks and random events, they actually benefit from them & seek out change — our Real Change Leaders perhaps, by another name?
The theory is Universal, it can apply to anything and everything — from running a major Corporation to Parenting.
Most of us start, no matter what we’re doing or undertaking, without a Road Map — Our compass simply the sum of a range of different & sometimes conflicting formative influences — & while Big things can give the illusion of stability — Think Banks, The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), or your Manager, CEO, or the Board of your organisation, or company — In reality they can’t necessarily withstand the shock or change whether of their own instigation or not, &, it can actually be the smaller organization, or business & the individual you might not readily expect, who deals with it all so much better — But why?
I believe that Agility & Resilience are at the heart of any effective Individual,Team, Organisation or Business & that the right sort of Coaching is at the heart of driving change forward and creating the conditions for Super Performance at all levels & in all walks of life — Be that on a personal or professional level.
It really is as simple as that and to find out more about my work on Leadership, Individual Excellence, Coaching, Building Resilience, Organisational Agility, Mindfulness, Working with Complexity and Enhancing Performance why not check me out here.
Paul Mudd is the author of ‘Uncovering Mindfulness: In Search Of A Life More Meaningful’ available on Amazon and www.bookboon.com; the ‘Coffee & A Cup of Mindfulness’ and the ‘Mindful Hacks For Mindful Living & Mindful Working’ series. He is also a Contributing Author to The Huffington Post and a Contributing Writer to Thrive Global. Through The Mudd Partnership he works with business leaders, organisations and individuals in support of change, leadership excellence, business growth, organistional and individual wellbeing and well doing, and introducing Mindfulness. He can be contacted at paul@themuddpartnership.co.uk and you can follow the continuing journey uncovering Mindfulness on Twitter @TheMindfulBook and at @Paul_Mudd
