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Crisis Leadership
Is your company prepared to see and address unimaginable threats?
At the recent Board Risk Committee-hosted event, “Threat Briefing: Russia’s War on Ukraine – Actions Boards Should Consider,” Richard A. Clarke, an internationally known expert on cybersecurity, shared specific consequences coming out of the current situation in Ukraine and key actions board directors and the executive team should take to get out in front of…
Finding Opportunity in Crisis
“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger — but recognize the opportunity.”[1] All organizations experienced danger on many fronts during 2020 – the pandemic, spreading wildfire outbreaks, social instability and economic fallout, translating…
How Local Shops Are Satisfying Our Hunger for Community
I live in the slowly reopening State of New Jersey, where I’ve been observing how local businesses are innovating their customer experience to encourage people to reengage. Local shops, restaurants, and services offer practical insights for anyone adapting to our new reality. Most in my town are family-owned — so livelihoods and well-being are at stake. I can relate — my family depended upon the success of my dad’s…
Step One to Your After COVID Future
None of us knows what the future holds. But at least prior to March, we had logical bases from which to de-risk decisions. In the space of a few months, the logic behind our assumptions no longer feels solid. We’ve ripped up our plans. What will happen, when things will happen, and how long things…
Amy is a leader who is demanding and relentless in the pursuit of the great.
In The Change Maker’s Playbook she shares her philosophy and methods to transform ‘out-there’ ideas into new real world business models that can change businesses’ growth trajectories and how brands engage with their customers.
Kahina Van Dyke
Global Head, Digital Channels & Client Data Analytics; Standard Chartered Bank Board Member, Progressive Insurance