Strategic Foresight: How to Think Ahead for Business Unusual

A talk by Anisa Aven (Host) and special guest, Kendall Hody, former CEO and current Principal at The Sharpen Group.

Nothing is business-as-usual now.

Strategic leaders anticipate change and strategic organizations are intentionally agile. They are ready to respond quickly to marketplace, economic, and OH… wait – pandemic, post-pandemic, shuttered & downsized teams, remote workforce, lions and tigers and bears - oh my!

Today, even those who were confident in their crisis management and business continuity plans, now realize we were not prepared for COVID19. Strategic foresight at this moment is not about what’s around the corner, it’s about what’s here right now, and how can we be instantaneously innovative and resourceful. This moment requires creative strategic thinking and planning that will rally our employees beyond reasonable expectations. That is what this moment requires for many businesses. Key Topics: • Strategic foresight, strategic planning, and strategic management
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