Lead from Within

JULY 25, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand the remarkable impact a future-oriented mindset can have on a leader’s success. For instance, I worked with a CEO who regularly conducted scenario planning exercises with his team, helping them navigate a major industry shift with minimal disruption.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In their annual survey on the management and planning tools used by thousands of companies around the world, Bain and Company show a consistent and deserved popularity of scenario planning. Those who know scenario planning know that its value isn’t in “predicting the future.” Some companies do.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Whether you’re stepping into a leadership role or seeking to expand your impact as a leader, adopting a structured approach to your development can mean the difference between success and struggle. Regularly engage in scenario planning and seek out opportunities to tackle strategic challenges.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Separately, but on the same topic, a question for you, John: How do you feel about “scenario planning” exercises as a way to try to imagine and think through the most probable crises that may confront a particular company or organization? and that guy tried to take my head off, without success.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The concept delves more deeply than mere regulatory compliance, stretching towards a proactive approach that involves risk anticipation, scenario planning, and sound decision-making processes. One may question the value of these improvement strategies without a system to measure their success effectively.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Predictive Talent Identification AI models can analyze a wealth of internal data to identify high-potential employees who exhibit the qualities and behaviors indicative of future leadership success. This strategic investment not only strengthens the pipeline of future leaders but also positions the entire organization for long-term success.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 14, 2024

By forecasting potential outcomes and scenarios, you can proactively adapt your strategies and make decisions that position your organization for success. Scenario Planning : AI can simulate multiple scenarios and assess the potential impact of different decisions.

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Experience to Lead

MARCH 24, 2025

Reverse mentoring, scenario planning and design thinking workshops all encourage people to question assumptions and reframe problems in new ways. In the end, the most successful learners are not just those who acquire new knowledge, but those who master the art of unlearning and relearning, time and time again.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 22, 2020

They must focus on multiple facets of the business instead of ensuring success in a single area. Rather than waiting to be caught by surprise, they revel in scenario planning, learning about future trends, and imagining how they can influence the world to their advantage. Ready to Take the Next Step?

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

RSS Feed Schedule a Call Free E-Book Assessment Test Coffee Schedule Coaching Lunch About Us CO2 Story Our Approach Our Successes Our Executive Coaches Gary B. Strategy : In this chapter they look at the business model environment: context, design drivers, and constraints.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 8, 2019

It’s about coming up with possible scenarios for the future given these developments. Futurists use tools that systematize these recommendations including scenario planning, environmental scanning, Delphi surveying, and individual software programs like Fibres, Futures Platform, and Athena.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 2, 2023

This investment is critical to the ongoing success of an organization because the wants and needs of customers change over time along with what’s possible from a technological, economical, and societal perspective. But […].

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2024

Start by proactively envisioning worst-case scenarios through brainstorming sessions, scenario planning, and risk assessments. Space exploration and health care have cornered the market in this level of preparation. Then, prepare for such emergencies through training and practice.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

Through his unique lens, he came to create what we know as scenario planning — a widely used strategic planning practice that now spans all sectors. An HBR contributor, he wrote two seminal articles about Shell and scenario planning in 1985. Planning well, in his estimation, required “training the mind.”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

To minimize their negative impact, there are two steps that managers can take: Plan ahead (as much as you can). One way to reinforce this assumption is to engage in scenario planning before pulling the trigger, preferably by engaging people who will be affected by the change.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

The kind of thinking generated by scenario planning, video/war-gaming, and design thinking need to move from the margins of corporations and government organizations to core strategic positions. They need to be embraced by leaders to enable them to deal with a world of radical uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Thinking in terms of scenarios forces people to rigorously examine fundamental assumptions and unexpected risks. Luck matters but so do the data-driven odds.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

At the heart of the future-back process is a consensus view of your company''s desired future state.This isn''t scenario planning, where you consider a range of possibilities. But in turbulent times, these approaches can lead companies to miss critical market inflection points. Finally, it is imaginative.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

In terms of scenario planning , firms would think about alternative paths. Next, firms would assess the likely impact of alternative scenarios on their operations. For example, it is likely that food importing firms, providers of medicine, and other necessities are likely to continue to operate with success.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 23, 2012

Schoemaker is a pioneer in the field of decision sciences, among the first to combine the practical ideas of decision theory, behavioral economics, scenario planning, and risk management into a set of strategic decision-making tools for managers.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

We identify five major groups (see chart: "Manufacturing is Diverse"), in which the inputs that define success vary. For example, in a world of rising and complex risk, they will need to adopt planning systems that don't rely on point forecasts, but use scenario planning.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2017

To understand what digital leaders do differently, Korn Ferry not only drew on broad research into business change but also interviewed leaders who are driving transformation at some of the world’s most successful organizations. Discipline and Focus. They are also prepared to take risks. Empowerment and Alignment.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

Google’s Chade-Meng Tan , has developed dozens of such workplace meditation modules that could fit neatly into planning retreats. Explore alternative scenarios: It’s also possible to inject an element of mindfulness without meditating at all.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

You always draw upon successful elements of other client crises. Next comes Crisis Planning. What-if scenario planning is similar to the processes utilized in overall company strategic planning and visioning. The crisis plan must be part of the bigger process, not an adjunct or afterthought.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

An intrepid energy industry executive we know takes a novel, planning-based approach to managing politics, and we’ve taught the same method to many female executives over the years. To inject some predictability into the most crucial of organizational interactions, he uses scenario planning to map out strategies.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

The success of the proposal requesting increased disclosure by ExxonMobil suggests that we have reached a tipping point within the investment community in the recognition of climate risks. Despite the company’s board recommendation that investors to vote against the proposal, a striking 62.2%

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