ISO 22361, the international standard for crisis management published in 2022, makes something clear from the outset: in crisis, there is often no ideal solution. Decision-makers sometimes have to choose the least detrimental option. Every choice can come with a penalty of some kind. That acknowledgement — honest, understated — runs through the entire standard….
Something that has puzzled me for years — and that I keep seeing across very different organisations, in very different sectors. Many describe themselves as operating in volatile, uncertain environments. They accept that risk is part of the work. They speak of resilience, adaptability, initiative. And in many ways, this is true — they do…
There is something that invites humility in watching a geopolitical situation unfold in real time. Not so much because the events themselves would be surprising — but because of the gap between what was visible and what was seen. Between what the signals were pointing to and what was concluded from them. It is worth…