What Pivots Can Inspire You?

Our lives are not what they were two months ago. Some have lost jobs, businesses and their routines. Some have worked harder and longer hours to help others live or make progress. There’s wide variation in our experiences. 

Everyone has shared some kind of pivot. Whether at work, at school, at home, without friends and entertainment, there have been different experiences.

What is a pivot? It means we make a fundamental, often abrupt and rapid change in direction.

People are capable of pivoting. Leaders guide a pivot. Some people resist a pivot. They don’t like change and like the status quo, whether it’s been good or not. It’s what they know. People who don’t want to pivot immediately begin to whine, adopt a victim mentality, and wonder who’s going to help them. They don’t take responsibility or become creative to transform their situation. They’re stuck.

Great leaders will revive bad situations. They see possibilities and opportunities. Even if they lose a job or a business, they’re not failures. They will learn lessons and move forward and make a difference.

People who pivot are inspiring leaders. They use a Strategic Compass, continually adapt and implement a Pivot Strategy rapidly. Pivots require focus and speed.

Pivot Examples

Here are some examples of Pivots that we’ve seen in the past few months:

When you need to pivot at any time in your life or business, step up, embrace it and move forward to make a difference. Don’t get stuck in old thinking.