Global Compliance: Get on the Wave or Get Stuck at Sea While Sharks Circle.

• Date: 01 July 2019
• Author: Simons, Tad

Pick the Right Wave to Ride to Shore

Some people call it transformation, others disruption. Change is coming in the broader world and in business. The world and business environments are less certain as economies slow. Businesses need to streamline and sharpen their focus to survive. Tasks are either taken away from traditional roles and outsourced or placed on existing staff as increased demands.

With all this change and uncertainty, you may feel as if you are waiting out at sea, the sharks circling and the waves around you getting bigger and bigger, with no way to shore. Eventually, if you want to get back to stable dry land, you need to pick a wave and ride it the whole way home.

If you have ever watched a televised surfing competition, you have probably wondered how competing surfers choose which wave to ride. To get a score, surfers must commit to and ride at least two waves. Waiting around without catching a wave will mean that they score nothing at all and lose.

Elite surfers can adapt to the changing conditions presented to them, allowing them to catch the right wave...