Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2017

For example, many studies have shown that internal focus (for example, focusing on your arm motion in a golf swing) is more likely to cause fatigue than external focus (focusing on the flight of the golf ball). Not Operating at Your Peak. For example, you may be strategizing on a project that requires scenario planning.

Scenario Planning 12

Scenario Planning Self-aware Energy Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, for example, the global financial crisis caused private developers for the Olympic Village project to withdraw, requiring a refinancing package backed by government. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Have you ever worked on a project that produced unexpected results ? For example, sometimes when a senior manager makes a request, it causes a cascade of activity that is far beyond what she intended. To minimize their negative impact, there are two steps that managers can take: Plan ahead (as much as you can). Test the waters.

Airlines 11

Airlines Supply Chain Scenario Planning Travel 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian Interestingly, all these intrusions into business operations typically do not come from the Kremlin but from local officials who seem eager to gain the Kremlin’s favor amid instances of elevated international tensions.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The essence of the phenomenon is the fact that each stage in the supply chain plans its capital projects and operations, including inventory levels, based on its future expectations. Macroeconomic data during the 2008 financial crisis show the bullwhip effect operating on a much broader scale. For example , U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

Google''s moonshots include expansive projects like its driverless car and Google Glass efforts. 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. Take the driverless car, for example.

Scenario Planning 8

Scenario Planning Consensus Strategic Planning Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Waiting for perfect information to start planning is a risky approach because sufficient clarity may come too late, if at all, to take crucial action. For example, adjusting supply chains can take up to nine months or longer depending on internal and external constraints. How to Plan for Brexit.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8