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Carol Mase

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RECAP of ADAPTIVE CHANGE

Every year thousands of change initiatives are undertaken globally in the form of reorganization, structural…

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Conserving Our Best During Change

You know that when change is upon you, you will be letting go of ideas,…

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Making Change Your Ally

We talk about change as a process, but it is also the emergence of a…

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Adaptive Strain: Seeing the Need for Change

The events of last week remind us that VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) lives just…

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Leading a Dilemma

Equilibrium is death. As a biologist, I believe this fundamental truth of life also applies…

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Leading Adaptive Change

I became fascinated by change in 1997 when I led an organization-wide change initiative to…

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Using VUCA ∞ VUCA Prime

To apply the learning of VUCA ∞ VUCA Prime I draw a visual metaphor of…

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Leading the Dynamic between Ambiguity and Agility

In 1999 I facilitated scenario building for eleven cross-functional pharmaceutical teams (R&D, clinical development, global…

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Balancing Complexity and Clarity for Effective Leadership

Complexity and Clarity in Balance for Effective Leadership A number of years ago I was…

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Leading the Dynamic between Uncertainty and Understanding

In 1996 I was working in Germany for a large pharmaceutical company. One of my…

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Leading the Dynamic between Volatility and Vision

Darcy,[i] a VP in a large pharmaceutical company, began using VUCA and VUCA Prime when…

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VUCA Prime – A Leader’s Response

Recap from VUCA – A Leader’s Dilemma A multinational organization faces a major structural reorganization…

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VUCA – A Leadership Dilemma

Last spring I walked into a client’s office to deliver a leadership development program design…

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