What happened with NVIDIA’s stock this week just taught us all a powerful lesson about certainty:
- World’s leading maker of GPUs that power AI
- Seemingly unbeatable market position
- Protected by regulatory barriers
Until…a Chinese competitor unveils AI models that are both faster AND cheaper, sending shockwaves through global markets. And then yet another competitor, Alibaba, releases a new model.
This isn’t a lesson about NVIDIA – it’s about all of us.
Think of certainty like squeezing a balloon – the harder you grip one area, the more it expands in unexpected directions elsewhere.
In business, we obsess over high-probability scenarios. But what about those black swan events? The ones that seem unlikely but could completely reshape our reality?
The truth is:
- We’re entering an era where complete information will be impossible
- The veracity of data itself will be constantly in question
- Disruption isn’t just likely – it’s inevitable and will be ongoing
True leadership isn’t about being certain. It’s about fostering a culture that adapts to uncertainty, even thrives in it, as fellow speaker Meridith Elliott Powell teaches us.
Three questions for leaders:
- How are you preparing for scenarios you think “could never happen”?
- What would it take to make your team more adaptable than your competition?
- When was the last time you were proven completely wrong – and what did it teach you?
