What The VUCA Environment Means To A CEO
This article illustrates what VUCA looks like from the CEO’s perspective, highlighting specific disruptors—technology, competitors and market forces—that are impacting companies.
This article illustrates what VUCA looks like from the CEO’s perspective, highlighting specific disruptors—technology, competitors and market forces—that are impacting companies.
The U.S. Army coined the acronym VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous), in the 1990s to describe the post-Cold War operational environment. It applies to businesses today in many ways.
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