Analysis on risk, pressure, and decision-making across systems.
The CORE Series brings together analyses on risk, pressure, and decision-making across sectors. Each piece focuses on how issues emerge, how signals are missed or misread, and why outcomes are often shaped well before they’re publicly visible.
The goal is simple: surface patterns early, clarify what matters, and create space for better judgment before decisions are forced.
Crisis-Proof Your Reputation
When a crisis hits, it’s already too late to start building trust.
Reputation protection isn’t just about reaction time — it’s about readiness. Smart organizations don’t wait for something to go wrong to think about how they’ll respond. They put the pieces in place early: strong values, clear responsibilities, rehearsed scenarios and a leadership culture that knows when to act and when to speak.
Building Resilience: Preparing for the Uncomfortable
Do you want someone else to control your fate? Or do you want the ability to prepare for (and take advantage of) the storms, challenges and opportunities? If you want others to control you, this edition of #COREInsights won’t be for you. But if you want to take control of how you navigate challenging times, then our focus on resiliency may be just want you need to hear . Especially during all the global turmoil we’re living through.
Resilience is even more important today. learn how organizations can build resilience into the way they work.
Prosperity by design: Canadian industrial future
If Canada were run like a business, have you ever contemplated what it would look like and how it would grow over time? We have.
It’s something we’ve contemplated for years as we’ve worked in different sectors. And with all the attention now focused on potential tariffs coming from the U.S., it ’s a timely question to revisit. See what we point to for success in the future.
Huff and puff: Tariffs, trade, tough talk and territory
Bluster, bombast and bravado. We take a look at how leaders and businesses should build strategies and plans to respond to President Trump’s agenda. Hyperbole and fear are often used to grab attention and drive action. Fear, threats and danger provoke reactions — but too often, they lead to missteps or missed opportunities.
Find out ways to navigate disruption - including the #trumptariffs.
Beyond batteries: How one older industry is shaping the future
When we think about the future, it doesn’t mean we have to throw out the old. Learn how Vale Base Metals views the future of Canadian mining and what we need to do to take advantage of this critical industry.
When we think about the future, it doesn’t mean we have to throw out the old. Learn how Vale Base Metals views the future of Canadian mining and what we need to do to take advantage of this critical industry. Fiind out what Vale Base Metals is doing to be part of a modern economy.
Make or break: Getting the right people in a crisis
We’ve all seen how important the right leadership is to handling situations. In a crisis or attack, it’s even more critical.
In life, leaders can be the hero or the scapegoat, depending on what people perceive. Think about professional sports. One year a team has an exciting playoff run – the coach and team are celebrated. The next year they don’t make the playoffs and the public hunt for a new coach begins. Now think about business. A company enjoys record profits - the CEO and senior leadership are praised and admired. The next year the company struggles and the whispers start.
Read how to lead during a crisis.