The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence helps leaders build resilience before they need it. Hosted by Helen Lipscombe, each episode shares real stories and bold strategies to lead through uncertainty with confidence. Because the best leaders aren’t lucky — they’re prepared.
The Prepared Leader: From Crisis to Confidence
Latest Episodes
Manuals vs Muscle Memory: Why Your Contingency Plan Won't Save You
Despite most organisations having emergency plans, few have genuinely prepared their people to act when pressure arrives. The plan sitting in a folder offers little protection when adrenaline takes over, communication breaks down, and decisions...
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When the Key Person Goes Down: Operational Resilience for Lean Organisations
Many businesses believe they're resilient until one key person becomes unavailable. Helen Lipscombe and Rachael Bosanquet explain why operational resilience depends on documenting knowledge, clarifying responsibilities, and building systems tha...
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AI Adoption & Risk: Leading with Confidence Using the 4A Framework
Most organisations aren't failing at AI because the technology doesn't work – they're failing because they haven't built the right foundations for adoption. Helen Lipscombe and Gary Salters explore how the 4A Resilience Framework can guide lead...
Cyber Leadership and the Human Side of Incident Response
When a cyber incident hits your organisation, it's not just an IT problem – it's a leadership challenge that can last weeks or months. Michala Liavaag explores why traditional tabletop exercises fall short and how leaders can build real resilie...
Building Resilience Through the Lens of Food Safety and Business Continuity
What happens when you take the rigorous safety standards of feeding 70 million people daily and apply them to business resilience? In this episode, Larry Coons, Manager of Enterprise Risk & Business Continuity at McDonald’s, reveals how the...
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