I build on the implications for professional coaching of behavioral economic principles, and consider the shifting economic nature of the society in which we live and, more basically, the shifting way in which we view reality.

I focus in this essay on the ways in which turbulence can be transformed to engagement, and contradiction can be transformed to integration.

Ways in which complexity is transformed to enablement, ambiguity is transformed into an appreciation of perspective, and turbulence is transformed to learning and contradiction is transformed to prioritization

In this essay and the next three, I introduce an even more diverse set of strategies and tactics which I believe provide a viable alternative to Serenity as a way in which to cope with pressing VUCA-Plus issues.

I broaden consideration of each VUCA-Plus element—considering the polarities associated with each element. I also introduce the opposite of VUCA-Plus.

The Ark of Leadership: An Integrative Perspective By William Bergquist, Jeannine Sandstrom and Agnes Mura To download this sample chapter, click the red button below. To purchase the book, click the link on book title above. Chapter 2 On Board the Ark – The Storm We Are Weathering Noah built his Ark in preparation for a great storm. We are …

If Actionable Insighting leads to the crystallization of the Central Operating Principle, then the Central Operating Principle should guide the ultimate executions (using the same approach) of that principle:

We believe that Thinking Whole, and the concept of Thinking Whole that spawned it, are playing a small part in that expansion of understanding; particularly when it comes to actionability. We believe our contribution adds the prescriptive dimension to this conversation. 

There is a big market for cheating in our mid-21st Century world. Frankly, we have all done some cheating in our life. These are what we identify as Soft Cheats—accompanied by Soft Lies. There are of course the Hard Cheats and the Hard Lies. How do we handle soft and hard cheats as coaches?

William Bergquist, Ph.D. and Kevin Weitz, Psy.D. [Note: the content of this essay has been included in a recently published book called The Crises of Expertise and Belief. This paperback book can be purchased by clicking on this link.] (Authoritarian Personalities) seem to combine the worst elements of each kind of personality, being power-hungry, unsupportive of equality, manipulative, and amoral, …