Icebergs
On 14 April 1912 at 11.40 pm the ‘unsinkable’ HMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. There are 4 lessons for how we respond to crises: 1) Never believe you are unsinkable, or too big or too smart to fail; arrogance makes you blind. 2) Invest in early warning systems and don’t ignore alarm bells; believe the science. 3) What you see is only the tip of the iceberg; most of the problem is invisible. 4) Act early when facing a credible risk; changing direction takes time, and the bigger the organisation, country, or economy, the longer change takes.
— Wayne Visser
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