In these unsettling times, it is hard to predict what will happen next or the impact that will have on us as individuals, as organisations and as a global society. How can we best prepare for the future? And what forms of preparation will enable us to be… a step ahead?

In this session we will:

Discuss the unique nature of how Covid-19 is affecting our need for scenario planning with a diverse selection of commentators, and clarify the tightrope that this presents.
Present the CSL House View on what it means to prepare for multiple scenarios now in a way that maximises your future ability to drive change.
Provide a summary of top tips that you can experiment with going forward.

In addition, we will make a specific point of answering the following questions:

How can you manage fear when there is a lot at stake?
How can you lead when you don't know the answers and cannot provide security?
What is the right balance between staying in the moment and planning ahead?

This is a follow up to our earlier session on this theme. It is a great opportunity to plug into the content for those who missed it the first time round. We will be getting more practical with the takeaways this time, and also hearing more from our distinguished set of commentators:

Chris Bird, General Counsel and Company Secretary at the Wellcome Trust
Ellis Hudson, CEO at Arkadia Lending and CSL Fellow
Emmanuelle Roman, Global Marketing Director (Consumer Industry) at EY
Joanne Hippolyte, Experience Design Lead at Publicis Sapient
Ramkumar Chandrasekaran, HR Director at TCS UK&I
Yasmine Khan, Master's Student and CSL Mentee

All commentators are current members of the CSL Community.

We hope you are able to join us.

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This session is part of A Step Ahead - CSL's new, virtual series. The objective of this series is to curate monthly content to help organisational leaders anticipate and respond to the future.The content is based on CSL thought leadership, the latest trends and research and a unique process CSL has developed for "sensing the system". This involves holding a series of sessions and interviews with diverse audiences on the same topic to clarify the underlying systemic challenge and explore which insights / best practices are most relevant right now. The A Step Ahead process includes:

Two interviews with senior executives on the forefront of change (featured in the session)
Two sessions with members of our diverse leadership community, the Tightrope Walkers
One session with our CSL Fellows, who lead organisations that serve society
One session with our CSL Mentees, who are in university / at the start of their career

Each seminar will consist of the following components:

An upfront discussion of the relevance of the theme, led by a diverse selection of commentators (a mixture of Tightrope Walkers, one Fellow and one Mentee). CSL Presentation of key theme components, including the underlying tension (the tightrope) that the theme presents
Curated interviews with speakers to bring the theme to life, including a mixture of inspiring stories and best practices
CSL House View on key takeaways in relation to the theme that will enable leaders to be A Step Ahead
Feedback from commentators and / or participants as a whole

The themes for these sessions have been chosen based on two focus groups and a survey with our members.

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Additionally, please note the following:

We ask you to only register for this seminar if you agree to arrive on time, respect facilitator ground rules, and contribute to preserving a safe space for all participants.
All those who register will receive a link to join prior to the session. We ask that you do not share this link with others who have not registered.
CSL will be recording this session. We ask that you do not record any part of the session without our explicit permission.
This session is non-refundable.

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A Step Ahead Seminar: "Preparing for Multiple Scenarios" - Part II