{"id":47496,"date":"2025-05-19T11:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/?page_id=47496"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:24:21","slug":"why-performance-stalls-in-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/leading-through-uncertainty\/why-performance-stalls-in-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Performance Stalls in Uncertainty\u2014And How to Get It Moving\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-hero-banner block-abm-hero block-video-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/leading-through-uncertainty\/\" alt=\"Leading Through Uncertainty\">Leading Through Uncertainty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><nobr>Why Performance<\/nobr> <br>Stalls in <br>Uncertainty <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\"><h2>And How to Get It Moving<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-image has-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t<iframe \n\t\t        \t\t\tid=\"video_hero_frame\"\n\t                        title=\"video\"\n\t                        src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1302165881001\/x3P9v0DEc_default\/index.html?videoId=6372848004112\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t       \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"animated-line\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<script>\n    jQuery(function() {\n        calculateFrame()\n    });\n    function calculateFrame(){\n    \tvar $frame = jQuery(\"#video_hero_frame\");\n    \tvar parts = $frame.width()\/16;\n    \tvar height = parts * 9;\n    \t$frame.height(height);\n    }\n    jQuery(window).resize(function () {\n    \tcalculateFrame();\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-intro-text headings-left\" data-id=\"block_288d85d2531f8e127467c3b8c1de3436\">\n        <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>Align your people with clear strategic vision and focused execution.\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>During times of disruption, even the strongest teams can start to stall\u2014not because they lack talent, but because they lose direction.<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty creeps in, priorities blur, and execution breaks down. So, what can leaders do to get things back on track?<\/p>\n<p>Poor performance isn\u2019t usually about a lack of effort. It\u2019s about clarity.<\/p>\n<p>In high-change environments, teams don\u2019t need more tasks\u2014they need more focus.<\/p>\n<p>When leaders separate the seemingly urgent from the truly important and align their teams around the most impactful activities, they can unleash breakthrough results instead of merely reacting to the noise.<\/p>\n<p>When your teams know exactly where they\u2019re going and why, they\u2019ll stop spinning their wheels and start delivering.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-circumstances\">\n\t\t<div class=\"headings\">\n\t\t        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <div class=\"title\">Executing during disruption requires a crucial shift.<br>&nbsp;<\/br><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \t\t        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n\t            <p>Inspire collective behavior change, reimagine what\u2019s possible, and unleash breakthrough results with our powerful resources below.<\/p>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uk-grid-medium uk-child-width-1-3@l uk-child-width-1-2@m circumstance-list\" data-uk-grid data-uk-height-match=\"target: .circumstance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-purple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Free Guide<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">The Agility Advantage: Respond to Change and Achieve Consistent Business Results<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/writing-785x450-1-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agile leaders support their teams with a solid execution system that\u2019s focused enough to produce results and flexible enough to allow teams to refine their goals, day-to-day priorities, processes, systems, and measures to ensure they continue to achieve consistent results.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/tlg-the-agility-advantage?x=ocIj1o&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                            \talt=\"Download Now\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-white\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Download Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-gray\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Live Webcast<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">The Power of Leadership in Uncertain Times<br>&nbsp;<\/br><br><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/strategic-thinking-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exclusive webcast with bestselling authors Amy Edmondson, Stephen M. 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