{"id":288,"date":"2021-03-31T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/?p=288"},"modified":"2021-12-20T11:37:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:37:01","slug":"change-is-the-competitive-skill-adaptability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/change-is-the-competitive-skill-adaptability\/","title":{"rendered":"Change is the Competitive Skill Adaptability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As you look at your recipe and then at your motley collection of ingredients, you realize you are missing many required ingredients. No butter, but would the olive oil work instead? If ketchup is needed, and you have tomato sauce and vinegar, could you create the needed ingredient? How fast could an online delivery service come and is it worth the added cost? Perhaps you ignore it all and just order a pizza delivery. Or you give up and munch on a stale cracker until you have exactly the ingredients as listed. How would you deal with this situation? The ability to pivot effectively to evolving situations is one of today\u2019s most sought after skill sets: adaptability.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>On this page:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/change-is-the-competitive-skill-adaptability\/#Not-Your-Grandmothers-Change\">Not Your Grandmother\u2019s Change<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/change-is-the-competitive-skill-adaptability\/#Change-Is-Adaptability-in-Action\">Change Is Adaptability in Action<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/change-is-the-competitive-skill-adaptability\/#What-Fuels-Adaptability-as-A-Skill\">What Fuels Adaptability as A Skill<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/change-is-the-competitive-skill-adaptability\/#Adaptability-as-A-Career-Edge\">Adaptability as A Career Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e360-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/05154613\/7-Secrets-Passing-PMP-Exam-1.png\" alt=\"7 Secrets to Passing the PMP Exam\" class=\"wp-image-98\" width=\"402\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e360-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/05154613\/7-Secrets-Passing-PMP-Exam-1.png 803w, https:\/\/e360-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/05154613\/7-Secrets-Passing-PMP-Exam-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/e360-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/05154613\/7-Secrets-Passing-PMP-Exam-1-768x290.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.enqueueForm({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 3294842,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"4091cf73-280a-4cd8-be87-aec72cada392\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1775300770000-2854339845\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"na1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1775300770000-2854339845\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Not-Your-Grandmothers-Change\">Not Your Grandmother\u2019s Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Change management is a methodology and a mindset that says \u201cchange\u201d can be predicted, planned, communicated, and managed. And in some cases that is true. However, the global threat of Covid-19 quickly highlighted which organizations are trapped in traditional \u201cwe can manage all change\u201d thinking and which have modern \u201cchange as a mindset\u201d thinking. Close your door until business resumes or launch curbside pickup. Lay off all staff or quickly upskill to expand remote work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent40.net\/hubfs\/3294842\/Change%20as%20Skill%201.jpg\" alt=\"Change as Skill 1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How one views change applies as much to organizations as it does to individual Project Managers. When a personnel resource is suddenly not available, what is your next action \u2013 wait until their return or find a replacement? When a team member brings forward an alternative approach, do you talk thru the repercussions with them or shut it down immediately. Consider this analogy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3stepsforward.net\/about.html\"><span style=\"color: #1955a5;\">Laurie Leinwand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">, a licensed professional counselor, quoted in a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/wellness\/adaptability-coronavirus-skills\/2020\/05\/26\/8bd17522-9c4b-11ea-ad09-8da7ec214672_story.html\">Washington Post article<\/a><span style=\"color: black;\"> around change as a mindset: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><span style=\"color: black;\">\u201c\u2026change is like a rip current \u2014 if you swim against it, you\u2019ll never reach the shore. \u201cI advise people to ride change like a wave. <br>If you\u2019re in a fall, a rise will follow.\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional change thinking is weighed down by a forced rigidity; modern change thinking is heralded as innovative, adaptive, and forward thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Studying for the PMP Exam?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/free-pmp-questions\" style=\"border-radius:2px;background-color:#366194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMP Practice Questions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Change-Is-Adaptability-in-Action\">Change Is Adaptability in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Change did not just appear on the scene with the pandemic; it has always been present. What did happen with the pandemic was an unparalleled breadth, scope, depth, and duration of change that impacted primary education, higher education, health care systems, family roles, governmental services, and businesses across industries. Creative solutions and the speed of activating new processes is the game changer in getting through the pandemic. How organizations respond to change is adaptability; that trait is also known as \u201cadaptive thinking\u201d in people.<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent40.net\/hubfs\/3294842\/Change%20as%20Skill%202.jpg\" alt=\"Change as Skill 2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">One does not know your true mastery of adaptability until faced with truly unexpected change. Following the change plan is indicative of your ability to work to a defined set of instructions. As a professional skill, adaptability shines through in your speed and effectiveness in assessing and responding to unanticipated change. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"What-Fuels-Adaptability-as-A-Skill\">What Fuels Adaptability as A Skill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a leader of a team, Project Managers must model adaptability in how they react to change so that team members have a positive example for the changes that they will experience in their role. Project Managers should recognize that there are \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/leadership\/change-management-is-a-learned-skill\/\">messy emotion that come with resistance to change<\/a>\u201d and use <a href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/leadership\/change-management-is-a-learned-skill\/\">different methods to motivate team members through a change<\/a>. Consider this list of skills for Project Managers as they also are components of adaptive thinking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; padding-left: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #1a1a1a;\">Emotional intelligence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; padding-left: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #1a1a1a;\">Growth mindset<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; padding-left: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #1a1a1a;\">Accountability<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; padding-left: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #1a1a1a;\">Clear communications<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; padding-left: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #1a1a1a;\">Problem solving<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; padding-left: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #1a1a1a;\">Critical Thinking<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing your change mindset, or adaptive thinking skill, happens in part with training that focuses on people, not just templates and lists. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/articles\/leadership\/change-management-is-a-learned-skill\/\">Humans instinctively sees change as potential danger until enough information proves otherwise,<\/a> thus, Project Managers with soft skills are better prepared to lead a team through the unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Adaptability-as-A-Career-Edge\">Adaptability as A Career Edge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Business publications and lead talent recruiting firms agree that adaptability is an edge in the pandemic times and beyond. From Forbes article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hvmacarthur\/2019\/01\/03\/how-to-approach-change-like-a-skill-vs-an-event\/?sh=4c887da96a09\">How to Approach Change Like a Skill vs An Event<\/a>\u201d comes this insight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To set us up for success in this new world, we must embrace the fact that the only thing that guarantees our employment is a clear business need for the skills we\u2019re offering.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading career development agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roberthalf.co.nz\/career-advice\/career-development\/adaptability-skills\">Robert Half highlights adaptability<\/a> as a in demand skill that keeps you relevant, further:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learning how to adapt to change is a soft skill that will not only make you a top candidate when applying for roles, but one that has the capacity to give you a renewed optimism about your work. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">Being adaptable will increase your project success rates, give you an edge when advancing your career, and help in managing things back at home. 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