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? Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant.

Crisis Management 268

Crisis Management Crisis CEO Management 268

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Only a minority of firms is well ahead in planning and preparing a UK market strategy. At the recent Brexit Workshop we held for clients — in this case, 19 UK heads of some of the world’s largest multinational firms — 10 of them had not started or had only just begun planning for Brexit.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Let's apply this four-part approach, then, to the problem of setting strategy for Egypt. In terms of scenario planning , firms would think about alternative paths. Finally, in terms of host country strategies , the importance of developing a market strategy that focuses on the poor is crucial given the huge underclass in Egypt.

Strategy 12

Strategy Politics Short-term Long-term 12