Agile Leadership: why strategy is so often overtaken by events and what to do about it

Why we need agile leadership: corporate strategy is often overtaken by events. Need for smarter forecasting, faster strategic thinking, more agile leadership, dynamic teams, faster change management programmes. Keynote on Managing Uncertainty and risk management. Why boards need more than one strategy. Scenario planning, forecasting. Corporations are vulnerable to major shocks -- political, global economy, environment, climate change or other factors ranging from volcanic eruptions to the Arab Spring, or disruptions to supply chains, logistics failures, manufacturing disruption, unexpected competitor action or product innovation. Example: impact of energy prices on future of aviation and global travel. Keynote on leadership and future travel industry trends for American Express / TAP in Moscow, by Patrick Dixon, conference speaker. Future of hotels, airlines and travel agents -- innovation in the travel industry. Future of business travel and leisure travel.