Uncertainty

The CEO of Anglo American on Getting Serious About Safety

Cynthia Carroll

How the new CEO of the Anglo American mines was able to dramatically reduce the number of fatal accidents in five years.  

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Culture du risque, culture de l’incertitude: un enjeu crucial pour la formation des décideurs

Philippe Silberzahn

How can we precisely define uncertainty, and what skills does it require from executives? An enlightening and structuring blog post from a specialist on the topic.

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How to Bounce Back from Adversity

Joshua D. Margolis, Paul G. Stoltz

How can we avoid the psychological biases that hamper action in crisis situations?

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The Six Mistakes Executives Make in Risk Management

Nassim N. Taleb, Daniel G. Goldstein, Mark W. Spitznagel

Knowing the limits of your risk prevention systems helps you not being caught short by unpredictable crises.

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Managing Risk in the New World

Robert S. Kaplan, Anette Mikes, Robert Simons, Peter Tufano, Michael Hofmann

Five expert advices on the future of risk management.

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Cultivating a Healthy Appetite for Risk

How to create a risk-friendly culture.

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Preparing for Evil

Ian I. Mitroff, Murat C. Alpaslan

This article encourages companies to be proactive in tackling unforeseeable dangers in order to increase their chances of survival, reduce possible damage and better manage their image.

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Why Does Your “New” Strategy Look Just Like Your Old One?

Graham Kenny

How can we gain insight from external perspectives—or even from our competitors’ examples—to avoid remaining stuck in our vision of the market?

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Leading a New Era of Climate Action

Andrew Winston

Assuming a posture of leadership to face climate risks.

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Confronting climate risk

What we know today about the key climate challenges—and a call for action to business leaders to integrate this dimension in their thinking and decision-making grids.

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