Cognitive Readiness - 10 SMART skills to become better people!

The most predictable characteristic of modern management is the unpredictability of our challenges, and cognitive readiness is the super skill that helps us address unpredictability. This smart skill is part of advanced conscious processing (slow thinking) that enables leaders to confront whatever new and complex problems they might face. The COVID pandemic challenged every single one of us and demanded more mental, emotional, physical, and financial preparation than anything we have seen recently. Companies that were able to adapt quickly, that were able to understand the complex system dynamics of not only their organizations, but of their industry and value chain, saw success. To help us reflect on this skill, I asked MIT Sloan professor and ASB president and dean, Prof. Charles Fine, one of the most cognitively ready leaders I know, to share his views on how to develop this mental preparedness. Make sure to download the book: “The Job Is Easy, People Are Not! 10 SMART Skills to become better people! by Loredana Padurean