109: How to Stay Centered when Chaos Takes Over Operations

Find the full transcript, and more resources for operations executives, at yourfuturerealized.com/109.Back when I ran a PMO, our team basically tripled fast just to keep up with work pouring in.New faces arrived every month, new technology rolled out constantly. Sometimes the folks selling projects weren’t synced with those delivering—like two bands on opposite sides of the street. It was a rush to watch the pace ramp up, but the chaos left us reeling, unsure which fire to fight next, or if we’d get through it. If this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. In fast-changing companies, chaos isn’t optional, it’s reality. You can’t steer it all. But you can choose your focus and how you talk to yourself in the storm. Your brain filters what you feed it. Tweak those beliefs even a little, and the situation looks different. In this episode, we’re talking surfing chaos—not sinking.