In a world of increasing uncertainty, the ability to anticipate change is a key management attribute. Managers who are alert to developments that will affect the company and anticipate are more valuable to their organizations, their staff, and themselves. This presentation focuses on how a busy manager can build a foundation of anticipatory habits that lead to action steps for change-readiness. Some elements of the presentation:

• The foresight mindset – how to think about what you observe and project the implications into the future.
• Developing a “foresight filter” – a mechanism that causes you to notice events, situations, and what you see in the media that are indicators of future changes.
• Building a personal “scanning system.” This system causes managers to be better informed, more broadly aware, and a key asset for the organization.
• Where to look for change before it affects you. How to identify “harbingers” that will give clues to what will happen in your field, specialty, or company in the years ahead.
• How to analyze and think through the implications of future developments before prematurely jumping to action conclusions.
• Developing robust action plans. Five action categories for getting individuals and the enterprise ready for the future.

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