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What Do We Know About VUCA

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The moment your organization needs clarity most is often when there’s the least of it. That environment has a name: VUCA. In this video, Michael Schindler, co-creator of VUCA MAX™️, explains the framework and how communicators can use it to guide people through change. You’ll learn how to:

  • Define VUCA: Explain volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, and how each affects communication.
  • Reframe the Challenge: See VUCA as an environment to navigate, not a crisis to eliminate.
  • Apply Positive VUCA: Respond with vision, understanding, clarity and adaptability.
  • Ask Four Key Questions: Prepare your next message by focusing on what people need most.
  • Lead Through Uncertainty: Share what you know, acknowledge what you don’t and commit to when you’ll follow up.

Plus: a restructuring example that shows VUCA in action.

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