Chapter 8. BE A WINDOW TO TOMORROW: Understand the Power of Patterns
Chapter Outline
Study the Patterns That Past Scenarios Yield
The Strategic Value of Pattern-Related Thinking
Pattern Examples
Corporate succession
Corporate restructuring
Mergers and acquisitions
The plant shutdown
Exposure Management and Surveillance
Phase I: Identify corporate exposure sources, issues, and threats
Phase II: Compute response priorities
Phase III: Issue confi dential exposure reports
Phase IV: Meet quarterly for exposure review
War Stories
The Lessons of Pattern and Scenario Awareness
Lesson 1: Patterns are the foundation of strategy and are what make the strategist an intelligent forecaster
Lesson 2: War story fi les are one tool advisors can use to help the ...
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