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Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming

Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming. Written by: Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman Presented by: Steven Leibovitz. Authors. Michael D. Watkins Professor of General Management at IMD Co-founder of Genesis Advisers Max H. Bazerman

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Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming

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  1. Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming Written by: Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman Presented by: Steven Leibovitz

  2. Authors • Michael D. Watkins • Professor of General Management at IMD • Co-founder of Genesis Advisers • Max H. Bazerman • Jesse Isidor Professor of Business Administration • Harvard Business School

  3. Are Surprises Predictable? • Definition of Predictable Surprise • Example: 9/11 • Had information on terrorists methods • Could have prevented the attack • Failure in RPM process

  4. Three Ways to Fail • Did the leader recognize the threat? • Scan the environment for emerging threats • Did the leader prioritize appropriately? • Threat is recognized; not given priority • Did the leader mobilize effectively? • Threat is deemed serious, mobilize it

  5. 9/11 The Surprise that Shouldn’t Have Been • 1993: Terrorists set off car bomb • 1995: Terrorists hijacked Air France plane • U.S. security was full of holes • Easy to bring weapons on planes • Despite signals, precautionary measures weren’t taken • Once again, failure in RPM process

  6. Causes of Predictable Surprises • Cognitive • Ignore the threat of predictable surprises • Organizational • Frequently fail to take active steps • Political • Corrupting political system for own benefit

  7. Conclusion • According to Coombs • My opinion

  8. References • Coombs, W. T. (2007, October). Crisis management and communications. Retrieved from: http://www.instituteforpr.org/topics/crisis- management-and-communications/ • Watkins, M.D., & Bazerman, M.H. (2003, April). Predictable surprises: the disasters you should have seen coming. Retrieved from: http://hbr.org/2003/04/predictable-surprises-the- disasters-you-should-have-seen-coming/ar/1

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