Surprises In Business

Surprises In Business

How many of us like #surprises and  suspense in movies, drama, novel and the like?

Suspense and surprise are liked because they create anticipation, (we even predict what's likely to happen next) and associated excitement and thrill. 

Many a time, what was predicted don't happen and we are able to accept it as a great twist and the story writer is considered brilliant. 

In Business, when we have suspense, surprises,  or when our prediction  goes wrong, we are unable to accept the same as easily as we do with drama. 

After all, the results impact our personal and professional lives.  

In this context, we need to note the following:

1. How did we make the prediction, matters. 

Did we consider all factors influencing the predicted results?

2. Even if we had done so, how can everything happen as per our expectations or predictions in our business? 

That be the case, everyone would be in business. 

3. There are two factors which influence the outcome in business.

First is internal and second is external. 

We may be able to control the internal factors, but there is very little that we can do about the external factors. 

4. Business is a game of  uncertainty. The rules of the game keep changing often. 

Are we updating ourselves with the changed rules? 

5. If the component called  excitement derived from surprise and suspense is taken out of business, would someone be in a business?

Business is a combination of this emotional factor of excitement coupled with ambition. 

Now comes the question which is likely to change the way we think about unexpected challenges/failures/debacles!!!

Are you aware of the possible suspense in our own business? 

Have We handled or reacted  surprises well in the past? The external factors in particular!

If yes, how well?

If no, what was done about it. 

Are we learning to handle the surprises better now?

If yes, great, congratulations, ... 

If no, how are we going to protect us from this?

-Muralidharan Margabandhu

Business Coach