✔SUBSCRIBE✔ In this video, I discuss how the law of requisite variety can be applied effectively when managing change and innovation.
Leaders cause change in order to bring about desired results that are different from what came before. By their very nature these changes lead to disruption. When there’s disruption within an organization, there will be pushback.
As a leader, it’s critically important to understand the law of requisite variety because it will make managing change and innovation easier.
This is because the law states that the person with the most available choices will have the most leverage within a system. In essence, if you can give yourself more options, you will have more control.
You can think about it this way: When you propose to make changes to your organization, people will be reluctant to go along because they’ll have to adapt. They’ll make excuses and they’ll come up with reasons why it can’t work. As a leader, how will you address those concerns?
For each of the reasons that your employees come up with, you’ll need an answer. This is why the law of requisite variety is so important. The more means that you have at your disposal for dealing with change-related concerns, the more success you’ll have in getting your team on board with your vision.
By managing change and innovation through a variety of options, you as a leader will be able to ensure that you have the best chance of guiding your team from possibility to probability. This is what makes requisite variety a fundamental part of the Hidden Laws of Leadership.
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