How can businesses prepare for uncertain times?
This week, I ask why in chaotic times you need to be ORD-ered: open, ready and diverse. This is the second session in my series on Navigating Uncertainty. The sessions offer advice for anyone – junior employee to CEO – who wants to find ways to thrive in tomorrow’s increasingly volatile business landscape. Do leave […]
What can the World Cup teach us about uncertainty?
What can the World Cup teach us about uncertainty? My latest article from Substack on Navigating Uncertainty So, this week I want to talk about England’s World Cup defeat by Argentina. And the lessons it provides for those leaders trying to navigate today’s uncertain world. Yes, I know I’m a bit late. And yes, I […]
How did Fuji manage to triumph over Kodak?
My latest reel from Instagram on Navigating Uncertainty. I look at why and how Fuji got future ready. And how that ensured it didn’t just survive, it triumphed when the digital film revolution decimated the traditional photo film industry. Check out some other recent Navigating Uncertainty reels here and here.
How can you future-proof your company culture?
How can you future-proof your company culture? Open to opportunity In 1975, an electrical engineer called Steve Sasson built the world’s first digital camera. It was cobbled together from spare parts, weighed 3.5 kilos and looked like a toaster. But it worked. Excited, he took it to his bosses and tried to get them to […]
How did Fuji profit from being future-ready?
How did Fuji survive the shift to digital? My latest article from Substack on Navigating Uncertainty One of my big business heroes is a guy called Minoru Onishi. He was President & CEO of Fujifilm for a remarkable 23 years. And he set them on an upward success curve that continues to this day. When he […]
What can The Grand National teach about uncertainty?
My latest Instagram reel on Navigating Uncertainty. The Grand National isn’t like any other race. it’s much more chaotic. There are more competitors, obstacles and handicaps. Comparing it to traditional point to point races is like comparing today’s volatile business world to the decades of commercial calm we’d seen before Trump, Brexit, Covid and Ukraine […]