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Leadership in Volatile Times: An 8-Part Playbook for Strategic Clarity, Resilience, and Talent Alignment

Chris Scherer

In today’s unpredictable economy, business leaders need more than instincts — they need alignment, agility, and a system for making smart decisions under pressure. This 8-part series offers practical guidance on how to lead through economic volatility with clarity, strategy, and people-first execution.

🔗 Weekly Article Links:

  1. Week 1: Lead Through Chaos – Why Leadership Is the Only Place to Start
    Why strategic clarity begins with leadership, not spreadsheets.

  2. Week 2: Exposed – How Economic Volatility Reveals Leadership Blind Spots
    The cracks show under pressure. Here’s how to spot them early.

  3. Week 3: Building Resilience with the Baldrige Framework
    Use systems thinking to create alignment that holds under stress.

  4. Week 4: Strategic Wargaming – Aligning Strategy with Reality in Real Time
    Scenario planning for leaders who want to lead, not just react.

  5. Week 5: From Plans to People – Why Talent Strategy Must Flex With Business Strategy
    Aligning roles, strengths, and teams to match shifting priorities.

  6. Week 6: Engagement Under Pressure – What Really Motivates Teams
    How to keep your people focused, engaged, and ready — even when the future isn’t.

  7. Week 7: From Uncertainty to Opportunity – Your Strategic Roadmap Forward
    Recapping the system leaders use to turn disruption into momentum.

  8. Week 8: From Insight to Implementation – Why the Right Plan Still Needs the Right Partner
    Turning clarity into action requires more than a plan — it requires the right guide to move it forward.
Chris Scherer

Chris Scherer

Chris is a transformation leader with over 25 years of experience driving significant value and mitigating risks across a broad range of industries and functions. With a track record of generating more than $450 million in savings, he has excelled in both challenging and thriving environments within small businesses, mid-market firms, and Fortune 500 companies. A dual-degree graduate of Thunderbird and ESADE, Chris started his career at Arthur Andersen and progressed through roles from Corporate Audit to Global Human Resources at various Fortune 500 firms. He played a pivotal role in growing AArete, a global management consultancy, where he led initiatives that significantly reduced non-labor costs and improved compliance processes. An advocate for sustainable community initiatives, Chris was a founding member of a nonprofit focused on creating bicycle-friendly communities in New Jersey.