IM Academy CEO Chris Terry

Change, while unavoidable, is manageable if you are willing to work through it. Some changes will be minimal; perhaps a new media craze will impact product marketing, or social media will suddenly be uncool. Every so often, you will face a disruptive change, and you must choose how to respond to it.

What Is Disruptive Change?

At its core, a disruptive change is the shift of any fundamental social, economic, and personal concepts. It typically happens all at once and requires a rapid, strategic response. No one wants to be left scrambling for a lifeline when a disruptive change happens. You have to motivate yourself to adapt to the change and embrace the impact that it will inevitably have.

How To Know When Disruptive Change Is About To Happen

What makes disruptive change so challenging is its unpredictability. However, Chris Terry suggests that there are several factors that, if monitored often, could indicate that change is on the horizon. The public’s opinion is forever shifting from one trend to the next. Though sudden changes in social movements, political trends, and buying habits should not be seen as scary. In fact, as an individual engaging in modern-day life, you are probably monitoring and embracing these changes more than you realize. All you have to do is be more conscious of what you are doing. There is little you can do to change new laws and regulations, but you can control how you respond to new guidelines.

Managing Disruptive Change

No matter what you do, a disruptive change will likely impact your business. How you choose to control that impact, however, will make a whole world of difference. The best way to manage disruptive change is to adapt to and around it. Chris Terry suggests you ask yourself: What’s the best thing that can come out of this situation? Choose to see it as a window of opportunity rather than a brick wall between you and your goals. Don’t meet a disruptive change to defy it. Instead, work with it. Embrace the change for what it is, and assess how to best use it to improve. A disruptive change may lead to a complete alteration in the way that you run your business and what you can provide your customers.

This is not a bad thing.

Disruptive change is often followed by innovation, so by choosing to respond to the impacts with optimism, you will find the change a breath of fresh air. After all, with the right mindset, there is no reason that a disruptive change should negatively impact your business. The first few days or so after impact may be rocky, but if you are willing to work to embrace whatever happens, then you are likely to move closer to success. Chris Terry states, that at the end of the day, disruptive change is always going to be challenging to a business, but adapting your concepts and mindset, and being willing to accept change will lead to one’s success.

About IM Academy

IM Academy is an online educational platform designed to teach unique strategies through live classrooms that can make it easier to understand forex, digital currency, high frequency, and e-commerce markets. The academy was founded in 2013 by Chris Terry and Isis Terry. If you’re looking for a way to change your life for the better, don’t miss out on the opportunity to enroll in IM Academy.

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