The Grey Elephants are here, and it’s our team’s mission at TomorrowToday to ensure you are ready for them – because in every boardroom around the world, there are conversations that need to happen, but that aren’t.
Grey Elephants — those highly probable, high-impact trends that businesses overlook — can be the difference between thriving and being left behind.
It’s why our TomorrowToday Consulting team have launched “Elephants in the Boardroom,” a new podcast, sponsored by Achilles. In it, we dive into the trends shaping the future of business, leadership, and transformation.
In the first episode, hosts Graeme Codrington and Dean Van Leeuwen introduce the concept of ‘grey elephants’ – consisting of angry people, aging populations, an angry planet, big squeezes, inequality, intelligent advances, and multipolarity, each presenting both challenges and opportunities for leaders across the globe.
Don’t miss this conversation between Dean and Graeme where they discuss:
- The geopolitical landscape shaped by Russia’s strategies and the rise of BRICS nations.
- The implications of a multipolar world,
- The impact of misinformation, and
- The ‘Kairos moment’ – the critical window of opportunity where leaders must act decisively, rather than reacting too late.
Because leaders and organisations who recognise these shifts early can turn uncertainty into competitive advantage.
Key takeouts from this episode:
- Grey elephants represent significant, often overlooked opportunities and challenges.
- Kairos moments are unique opportunities that leaders must seize when they arise.
- Multipolarity is changing the global power dynamics.
- Organisations should develop proactive strategies to navigate geopolitical changes.
- Economic parity between BRICS and G7 nations is growing.
- The BRICS nations are emerging as a significant global economic force.
- Globalisation is facing challenges, leading to a need for adaptation.
- Aging populations will reshape industries and retirement concepts.
Listen to the first episode here:
What’s the biggest Grey Elephant you see in your industry? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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We invite you to connect with Graeme Codrington and Dean van Leeuwen, two of our lead futurists, or if you would prefer, I’d be happy to schedule a meeting to connect you with them to chat about the biggest Grey Elephant you’re seeing in your industry right now.