Jakarta \u2013 The ability to face uncertainty is an important quality in\nbusiness leadership. Market changes and situations that do not always go\naccording to plan require business leaders to think clearly and make\nsound decisions.<\/p>\n
Major General Iwan Bambang Setiawan, Commander of the Indonesian\nNational Armed Forces\u2019 Peacekeeping Mission Centre (PMPP), said the\nability to read a situation is an important part of a leader\u2019s\nintelligence. Changing circumstances, he said, should not cause a leader\nto lose their composure when deciding what to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my view, the most important intelligence lies in the ability to\nread a situation, process information and adapt to change. In business\nas in the military, circumstances do not always go according to plan, so\nleaders must remain calm and be able to take the right steps to achieve\ntheir goals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Iwan also emphasised the importance of turning the results of\nanalysis into decisions and action. A leader\u2019s ability to identify\nopportunities must be accompanied by the courage to assess risks and\ndecide on a course of action.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing an opportunity is not enough. A leader must be able to\nprocess information, assess risks, have the courage to make decisions\nand turn those decisions into action,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
When circumstances change, he continued, a leader does not have to\nstick to the same approach. What needs to be maintained is the direction\nand the goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe approach can be adjusted, but the goal must be kept in sight,\u201d\nhe stressed.<\/p>\n
Syamsul Safin, founder of SyaREA World, explored these ideas about\nthinking further in a presentation on military intelligence for business\nleadership. He explained that intelligence involves observing reality\ncarefully and connecting it with one\u2019s existing knowledge.<\/p>\n
He stressed that intelligence is not simply a matter of formal\neducation, but the ability to understand reality. In his view, it is the\ncapacity to observe and connect knowledge with what is happening in the\nreal world.<\/p>\n
For entrepreneurs, this ability is necessary to ensure that decisions\nare not based solely on assumptions or past experience. They need to\nobserve changes, build their knowledge, connect different pieces of\ninformation and turn their analysis into action.<\/p>\n
Safin\u2019s presentation also distinguished between the contexts in which\nmilitary and civilian intelligence are applied. Military intelligence is\nused in defence and security, while civilian intelligence applies to\nsocial and economic life. Both, however, require rigorous thinking,\ncontinuous learning and the ability to find an alternative when an\napproach fails. In business, these principles make sound judgement part\nof an entrepreneur\u2019s resilience in the face of change.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/business-leaders-need-this-skill-to-face-unexpected-situations-1791733886", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }