LEADING THROUGH DISASTERS AND DEPARTURES: HOW TO PREPARE FOR & SUCCEED WITH UNCERTAINITY AND CHANGE

Abstract

AbstractThe author, who is both a Chief Executive Officer/CEO and an attorney, writes about disaster planning and succession planning to “achieve the goals and aspirations for your organization without stumbling along the way or falling victim to a complete collapse when disasters and difficulties strike and impact your operations or personnel.” This means dealing effectively with uncertainty and change, critical/strategic decision categories, and “Committing to a regularized process for examining how to manage uncertainty and potential changes.” He presents results from surveys he has conducted with a variety of leaders, each with the results to questions about the following, in his words 1. Do You Have Processes in Place for Assessing, Deciding on, Planning, and Implementing Change? 2. What Has Been Your Most Difficult Organizational Phase? 3. What will be your most challenging future issues? 4. How do you plan for managing disasters? He discusses his process/framework of assessing, deciding, planning, and implementing. Each of these has its own figure, visualizing the steps involved. As he notes in the conclusion, “The COVID‐19 pandemic probably taught you that you cannot predict everything you and your organization will face.”