I had the pleasure of being a guest on Blogtalkradio’s Tom on Leadership to discuss how leaders can use Chaotics to prepare for and be successful throughout this Age of Turbulence. We had a great discussion on leadership habits for strategic thinking and scenario planning that I wanted to share with you.
You can find the full interview below. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Mind Tools has created an excellent review of Chaotics. It is a great summary of the book and I wanted to share it with you. Below is the audio or you can download a PDF of the transcript if you prefer. Hope you find it useful!
Just reviewing a recent Wall Street Journal article titled, “Pendulum Is Swinging Back on ‘Scenario Planning.’” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124683295589397615.html?mod=dist_smartbrief. It is gratifying to see that companies are understanding what it takes to manage in ‘The Age of Turbulence.’ I will definitely be keeping my eye on JD Uniphase www.jdsu.com, a broadband and optical tech firm.
On the front page of the Financial Times July 2nd, the lead article was titled Signs of global recovery in data . It stated that any euphoria about the encouraging data is muted by serious concerns that any “recovery” will not be sustained.
Moreover, the positive news was more couched in terms of the global financial crisis ending as opposed to than the global recession ending, particularly in Western markets in the US and North America, the UK and Europe, Japan, Australia, etc.
Turbulence and unpredictability are the inevitable realities of the next few years. Every organization public and private, large and small will have to contend with a highly chaotic world. We are in truly uncharted waters, with no good maps. Chaotics helps you to navigate without a reliable map. This incredibly useful and helpful book provides clear and practical guidance to the many difficult decisions that managers and leaders need to make in turbulent times. It is like having the authors and their wisdom at your side while having to ride the white waters of the rapids ahead.
Peter SchwartzMonitor Global Business Network
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