Risto Siilasmaa, the author, joined the Nokia board in 2008 at the peak of that company’s fame and fortune. As the junior board member he admits he was overawed by the position and felt unable to fully influence the discussions, and was uncomfortable with the seemingly detached and mechanistic procedure of board discussions. It was […]
Book Review Subject: Crisis Management
Survive and Thrive
Using numerous real examples, from BP to Walmart, the essays consider a range of threats faced by organizations today, from disruptive innovation, to social media disasters, to mistaken technical investments, to gender discrimination, to misunderstood competition. The authors trace how and why these treats materialized and look at what managerial strategies, successful and otherwise, were […]