Today, we’re diving into a piece by global strategist Sophie Krantz about a critical challenge facing leaders in 2025: what happens when your vision of the future clashes with that of your board, investors, or even your own team?.
Sophie argues that many stakeholders are stuck in linear thinking, assuming the stability of the past in a world where shocks - from geopolitics to AI - are constant. This creates friction and stalls progress. We see it when a CEO wants to explore new trade corridors, but the board only benchmarks against local rivals, or when a CIO proposes new AI tools, but the risk committee dismisses them as too risky.
The core issue is that while business used to be about defending territory within clear lines, today those lines are blurring. Industries, supply chains, and talent pools are all shifting globally.
Sophie’s key message is that leaders don’t need groupthink, but they do need a shared view of reality with their stakeholders. The goal is to align these different worldviews so that decisions reflect the world as it is, not as we wish it to be, allowing organisations to compete and adapt effectively.
Read the original article by Sophie Krantz here:
https://www.sophiekrantz.com/p/blurred-lines-misaligned-decisions
