Finest-leadership-steered team can sail through the storm

Most of us might be well-aware of the sagacious wisdom that ‘uncertainty of life’ is a stark reality as well as a foregone conclusion, because it results in a queer result that can be predicted with certainty.

Hence, we have to tighten up our belts and be ever ready to dance to both the turbulent and tranquil tunes as well as face both the cacophonic and euphonic music mosaic in our lifetime.

Notwithstanding that, a galaxy of wise men has also churned out a precious piece of percipience by commending: “It is uncertainty which fills life with beauty, excitement, and joy. For an adventurous life seek not security.”

It has also been averred: “Know that uncertainty is very much a part of life. Be it an economic downturn, illness, death, raising a child, caring for a loved one, something that is absolutely out of control like a natural disaster or pandemic. Uncertainty can hit us in different ways.”

Accordingly, ‘business uncertainty’ refers to “situations in which businesses face risks that can’t be foreseen or measured.”

Thus, the experienced captains in the realm of trade and commerce along with the economists opine – “During these uncertain times, it may be hard for businesses to predict their performances due to unprecedented or constantly changing events.”

However, the experts have also opined, “Successful businesses have learned to navigate through these uncertain times and even thrive in the face of adversity.”

Thus, a quotable quote of eminent American author, educator, speaker as well as businessman Stephen Richards Covey states: “If there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty.”

Similarly, noted American professor of mathematics John Allen Paulos has also his own precious piece of wisdom: “Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.”

While yet another famous American educator, editor and author John Huston Finley advocates, “Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty”, great Belgian chemist-cum-Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine has revealed, “The future is uncertain……but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.”

— Alina Kalam is an independent business journalist.