114: Are You An Ops Exec Who’s Afraid of Becoming Obsolete?

Find the full transcript, and more resources for operations executives, at YourFutureRealized.com/114.There’s this story about Prince at the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show, and it goes like this: Right before he went on, people were worried about the rain. It was pouring. The director called him and said, “Hey, it’s really starting to come down—are you okay?” Prince’s answer simply was: “Can you make it rain harder?”​I love this story. It’s not just showbiz swagger. It’s a mindset. And it’s the kind of energy I want for operations leaders: you don’t hide from the storm, you face it. You’re willing to look at the chaos with clear eyes, and a low center of gravity, and say, “Okay, then, bring it on.”In this episode, you’ll hear how to build that kind of steady confidence and use small reinventions to keep going no matter what’s coming at you.