From Crisis Reaction to Collective Adaptability
Mon Dec 15 2025
In this episode of Lead With That, Ren and Allison discuss how organizations can shift from crisis reaction to collective sustainable adaptability in today’s turbulent climate. The biggest challenge many leaders face is leading organizations through complex crisis and chaotic disruption. Whether faced with adapting to ever-changing circumstances, or the fallout from economic instability, leaders are juggling challenges that reactive behaviors and process pivots are unable to simply resolve. To ensure long-term success, organizations must rethink adaptability itself and adjust their leadership to address the needs of the future.
Read our insights on how organizations can shift their organization’s culture, individual capacities, and collective capabilities to thrive amid disruption.
What to Explore Next:
Reinvention Through Disruption: Moving From Perpetual Crisis to Collective Adaptability - https://www.ccl.org/guides/perpetual-crisis-leadership-in-disruption/
Vertical vs. Horizontal Development - https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/developing-talent-youre-probably-missing-vertical-development/
Can You Identify Your Organization’s Leadership Culture? - https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/whats-your-leadership-culture/
Related Solutions:
Leading Through Uncertainty- https://www.ccl.org/leadership-challenges/leadership-through-uncertainty/
Strategic Thinking Training for Leaders- https://www.ccl.org/leadership-solutions/leadership-topics/thinking-acting-strategically/
Organizational Culture- https://www.ccl.org/leadership-challenges/organizational-culture/
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In this episode of Lead With That, Ren and Allison discuss how organizations can shift from crisis reaction to collective sustainable adaptability in today’s turbulent climate. The biggest challenge many leaders face is leading organizations through complex crisis and chaotic disruption. Whether faced with adapting to ever-changing circumstances, or the fallout from economic instability, leaders are juggling challenges that reactive behaviors and process pivots are unable to simply resolve. To ensure long-term success, organizations must rethink adaptability itself and adjust their leadership to address the needs of the future. Read our insights on how organizations can shift their organization’s culture, individual capacities, and collective capabilities to thrive amid disruption. What to Explore Next: Reinvention Through Disruption: Moving From Perpetual Crisis to Collective Adaptability - https://www.ccl.org/guides/perpetual-crisis-leadership-in-disruption/ Vertical vs. Horizontal Development - https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/developing-talent-youre-probably-missing-vertical-development/ Can You Identify Your Organization’s Leadership Culture? - https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/whats-your-leadership-culture/ Related Solutions: Leading Through Uncertainty- https://www.ccl.org/leadership-challenges/leadership-through-uncertainty/ Strategic Thinking Training for Leaders- https://www.ccl.org/leadership-solutions/leadership-topics/thinking-acting-strategically/ Organizational Culture- https://www.ccl.org/leadership-challenges/organizational-culture/