Even without paying close attention it's easy to see the world we live in is a volatile one, marked by shifting global power dynamics and continually changing business environments. A.T. Kearney recently released its global "Views from the C-Suite" survey of 400 global executives at companies with revenue of $500 million or more. The results showed characteristic optimism from those in leadership positions, even in the face of numerous rapidly emerging global challenges or threats. We sat down with Paul Laudicinia, Chairman of A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council, who helped us sort through the executives' responses and offered advice to leaders everywhere about how to prepare your business for the unpredictable.
Consulting: The survey predicted volatility, and it looks like that's what we've had since then.
Laudicina: Not only have we had our fair share, but it's increasing it seems every day. Certainly recent developments in Turkey add an additional dose of volatility to the mix, not that we need anymore, but it demonstrates this is a steady state phenomenon, something we've been talking about since the inception of the Global Business Policy Council 25 years ago, requiring the need for a more dynamic view of looking over the horizon and trying to understand how these forces might develop.
