Why Speed Becomes Dangerous When Strategy Is Unclear This is the 2nd in a series of seven articles Few explanations feel as intuitively correct as this one: we’re moving too fast. Across boardrooms and executive teams, competitive pace is routinely cited as a top risk. Markets are shifting. Technology cycles are compressing. Expectations are accelerating. …
A seven-part executive series on why strategy, change, and risk keep disconnecting When strategy, change, and risk operate in separate orbits, something predictable happens: strategy becomes abstract, change becomes disruptive, and risk surfaces only after decisions are already made. The executive team agrees AI is strategic. Six months later, IT is managing pilots, operations is …
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We’re not “going through a rough patch” anymore. We’re living in a long hallway. That hallway is what anthropologists call a liminal space: you’ve left the old room, the new one isn’t ready, and you’re standing in the dust and noise of renovation, wondering whether the floor will hold. In business, these grey spaces are …
You’ve redesigned the office. Implemented hot-desks. Created flexible work policies. Yet nothing feels different; in fact, it might feel worse. Here’s why: You’re trying to run modern navigation software on an old GPS system. Dynamic work design and static operating models are incompatible business architectures. You can’t bolt one onto the other and expect results. …
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A seven-part executive series on why strategy, change, and risk keep disconnecting When strategy, change, and risk operate in separate orbits, something predictable happens: strategy becomes abstract, change becomes disruptive, and risk surfaces only after decisions are already made. The executive team agrees AI is strategic. Six months later, IT is managing pilots, operations is …
What the 2026 Risk Report Doesn’t Say and Why it Matters Read More »
