Hyman Minsky, an economist, had a seminal theory – stability is destabilizing. The basic concept is that when something is stable, people get optimistic and even careless. They believe things are good and likely to remain good, so they begin to behave as if things will never go south. By virtue of that behavior, things become more likely to go south. The stability creates the conditions for instability.
Your job, leader, is to be an agent of destabilization in times of stability. To introduce volatility during periods of calm. Small doses – the aim is not to crash the system with a big dose of chaos. The aim is to introduce enough chaos to strengthen the system’s ability to handle future chaos.
Or as Emma Hayes has said “I’m known for being a coach who goes harder after winning. If it isn’t broken, break it. Because comfort is the death of teams.” – Emma Hayes
Break things. Destabilize. Introduce some chaos. Get your team stronger.
BUILT TO LEAD 