• Master the principles of strategic agility to stay ahead in an ever-evolving business environment.
• Cultivate a change-ready culture that empowers teams to adapt swiftly and seize new opportunities.
• Leverage proven strategic frameworks to navigate complexity with confidence and drive meaningful impact.

This dynamic program is designed to equip leaders with the skills to thrive in an unpredictable business landscape. By blending cutting-edge research with practical insights from Dr. Pearson’s extensive expertise, it offers a holistic approach to anticipating market shifts, swiftly adapting strategies, reallocating resources effectively, and seizing new opportunities with agility and vision.

With a focus on managing uncertainty, the program introduces proven tools and methodologies to minimize risks and make confident decisions even in the face of ambiguity. Dr. Pearson’s real-world anecdotes serve as compelling examples of these strategies in action, providing participants with practical, relatable guidance. This program empowers leaders to reframe uncertainty as a catalyst for innovation and progress, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and success.

Principles of Strategic Agility

• Defining strategic agility and why it’s crucial for modern leadership
• Key traits of agile leaders and how to develop them
• Case studies of organizations that thrive through agility

Anticipating and Adapting to Market Shifts

• Techniques for early detection of industry changes and trends
• Strategies for pivoting business models in response to external forces
• Leveraging data and foresight for proactive decision-making

Creating a Culture of Adaptability

• Leading teams through uncertainty with confidence and clarity
• Encouraging a growth mindset to foster resilience and innovation
• Communication strategies that build trust and engagement during change

Decision-Making in Uncertain Environments

• Tools for making informed, risk-mitigated decisions
• Frameworks for assessing uncertainty and developing contingency plans
• Practical techniques for overcoming analysis paralysis and moving forward

Dr. Kathy Pearson is a strategist, systems thinking expert, and authority in decision making. She is also an award-winning educator who works extensively with mid-to senior-level executives, including high potentials and executive teams. Kathy works closely with Executive Education groups including the Wharton School, Duke CE, Smith College, and the Institute for Management Studies, as well as directly with global organizations. Kathy teaches on a variety of topics including Critical Thinking, Strategic Agility, Change Management and Strategic Execution.

Dr. Pearson works with executives spans a wide variety of industries and geographies, including health care and life sciences, financial and professional services, technology, consumer products, energy, aerospace and defense, and manufacturing. Her client list includes organizations as diverse as Bank of America, Cardinal Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Federal Reserve Bank, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Heineken, Juniper, Lincoln Financial Group, Lundbeck, Microsoft, Merck, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Schneider Electric, Temasek Management Academy, University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), and the World Bank.

She is the co-author of The Perceptive Leader: A Handbook for Leading in an Environment of Uncertainty. She received her B.S. degree in theoretical mathematics from Auburn University, her M.S. degree in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University, and her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Northwestern University.