Developing sustainably is the target of many businesses nowadays. However, the current market is changing non-stop with various new challenges appearing. To accomplish the target of developing sustainably, the company requires a high adaptability, ready to change to seize future opportunities. During this process, there are 05 basic principles that leaders should use to set the strategy for the companies:

1. Ready for any circumstances

2. Focus on the root cause

3. Prioritize improving collective capacity

4. Develop in-house solutions

5. Expand vision before optimizing

1. Ready for any circumstances

To adapt successfully in any circumstance, companies should first be able to envision possible scenarios. Predicting precisely a future is impossible. Instead, prepare solutions for different scenarios. This will ensure all members of the company have unified solutions and are always ready to cope with any unexpected change.

2. Focus on the root cause

When planning, instead of focusing on the details of the task, focus on the root cause of that task. Why does the company need to implement this task? Are there any other ways to solve this problem? Make sure that everyone in the company understands the cause of the task for which they are responsible. This will help them improvise better when things don’t occur following the plan and ready to find another solution to achieve the set goal.

3. Prioritize improving collective capacity

Employees are those who work with customers directly and operate the company every day. They are the main factors in building the image of the company in the market. Therefore, each member of the company needs the ability to adapt quickly, a good personal capability to handle the work themselves, increase working productivity, and decrease the risks that arise. Then, the company will be prepared to cope with any market changes and adapt better to develop sustainably.

4. Develop in-house solutions

Every company has its own problems and orientations. Instead of finding a third-party solution and copying it to apply to your organization, companies should accompany employees in researching and customizing in-house solutions. Self-developed solutions will surely understand the company's operating method better, effectively solve the core problem of the business, and can be customized easily to respond to new demands that arise in the future.

5. Expand vision before optimizing

Before focusing on optimizing the current system and operation process, businesses should research more about solutions, opportunities, partners, etc. This will provide companies with a more comprehensive view of the market demand, thereby creating a more precise development orientation to improve internal capability, ready to seize future opportunities to develop sustainably.

Mindset makes the difference

Overall, these 05 basic principles of sustainable development focus on 01 element: Changing the working mindset. Consciousness determines action. The suitable orientation in mindset will create motivation and opportunities for every member of the to develop and hone their skills to lead the company to sustainable development.

Instead of setting a short-term goal and putting all effort into achieving that goal, businesses should set priorities to adjust resources flexibly when needed. Having a set of priorities will help companies plan their development comprehensively and adapt easily when the market changes. With prepared action scenarios along with the unity of mindset and capability of employees, the company will be able to respond quickly, be ready to seize opportunities and overcome challenges.