Leading through Disruption

Today’s tough times call for strong, adaptable leaders. 

The modern business world’s frightening disruptions, disasters, and disturbances require steady leadership from tough leaders who can adapt, absorb shocks, and prepare for the future.

Leaders must provide the corporate, financial, and societal foundations to keep their organizations on an even keel while making both progress and profits. They need to develop “platforms of understanding” for their stakeholders while helping their organizations master both their immediate environment and their future trajectory.

Most countries and companies operate strictly for their own benefit, even during international emergencies, like the COVID pandemic.

After World War II, prominent nations created what came to be known as the “liberal international order” (LIO), which is anchored by enduring international institutions: the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Health Organization, the G7, and eventually the G8.

Today these organizations face tremendous challenges from what an environment policy expert Ian&#...