The Jamison Group

The next 1000 days may well represent the most turbulent and tumultuous period in the history of business. As the price of admission to the global economy drops, the rules of engagement are being rewritten almost daily. Competition in every industry and market segment is escalating; a flat world is a contested world. Organizations everywhere are under extreme duress as they work to cope with the triple pressures of an economic downturn, gathering globalization and massive cost restructuring.

Already, these factors are contributing to the uncertain economic environment America finds itself in today, leading business leaders to question whether we are in a Recession or a Revolution.

Between now and 2011 the networked economy will welcome another billion participants; brands, once the vessels of corporate value and market leadership, are either under attack from new low-cost alternatives or suffering from consumer indifference in a world awash in choices. Now-empowered customers are more informed and demanding than ever, and they, not producers are driving the future direction of most industries. In what has become the “noisiest”, most media-saturated market in human history, it is harder than ever to introduce a new product, disrupt the status quo or challenge a de facto leader. More and more, our old assumptions, business models and organizational rules are being challenged, requiring that businesses today work far smarter to effectively compete.

What will it take to succeed— survive, thrive and grow— in these tumultuous times? The winners 1000 days from now will be resilient, fast and durable; those companies that can bounce back from adversity, seize the energy of change and gain momentum even when their competitors stumble. From our experience at the Jamison Group, the companies best positioned to be around and stronger than ever 1000 days from now are those organizations that actively practice a culture of resilience. These companies relish change and embrace it as the medium of opportunity. The resilient can alter course and deftly tack into the wind, but they are also girded by a guiding vision and unbending core values. They take the predictable cycles and crises of business life in stride and grow stronger from each challenge. Most of all, the resilient are taking action right now to prepare for the inevitable upturn. No navel gazing, no hand-wringing: just senior leaders coming together to peer around the next corner together. Does that sound like your company? Are you resilient or resistant to change? Now is the critical time to find out. The Jamison Group can help…