S2-Ep11: Building Resilient Organizations

Guest: Paul Gibbons

Paul Gibbons talks about his new book (continuation of an earlier interview) focused on large scale change and the concepts of agility and anti-fragile. These are foundational concepts for leaders looking to build organizations that are able to respond quickly to predicted and unpredicted change. Being agile and ‘anti-fragile’ positions organizations to be resilient to the shocks they will face and enable them to be proactive – leveraging the shocks that adversely impact other organizations. Paul and Maureen will discuss: 1) What is anti-fragility? 2) What are some real-world examples of anti-fragility? 3) Why should this be of interest to business leaders? 4) Do we know of business organizations that are anti-fragile? 5) How might a leader use these principles? 6) How can a leader use these principles to position the organization to proactively respond to threats?