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21 April 2024

Quizz

In a world shaken by geopolitical chaos, what is a leader really paid to protect first ?

Correct answer: C

In an unstable world, leaders can no longer choose between human resilience and operational resilience. A fragile system wears people down. A shaken workforce weakens execution. Real leadership means holding both.

According to Gina Marie Saenz, a robust supply chain is not just about being efficient; it must be traceable, sustainable, socially legitimate, and designed to avoid structural waste from the outset.

Her’s core point is simple: sustainability is not a narrative. It is a design choice. Taking the example of the supply chain of the legal cannabis industry in the US, she shows that resilient organization is built through traceability, less waste, real control over resources, and genuine social legitimacy. What holds is not what communicates well. It is what was built to absorb shocks.

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“Lessons from the US cannabis industry : designing sustainable supply chains from ground up”

By Gina Marie Saenz, HEC Paris, in HEC Media Hub Feb. 2026

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Professor Jeremy Ghez adds another layer of realism: Without alliances, geopolitics can disrupt your supply chain. An optimized supply chain can break very quickly when the geopolitical context hardens. What protects a company is not just internal efficiency, but the strength of its alliances and its ability to secure access. The issue is no longer speed. The issue is staying power.

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“Can leaders still rely on the Old Global Playbook ?”

By Pr Jeremy Ghez, HEC PARIS, in HEC Media Hub Feb 2026

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Tips for leaders

Ask not only who can inspire or deliver. Ask who can spot what may break, secure what matters, and keep the system standing.

Tips for HR Dev

Do your leadership programs build the ability to anticipate shocks and hold when everything starts cracking? That includes :

Training leaders to spot fragilities before the crisis, not just react once the shock hits.

Building human resilience and operational continuity together, instead of treating them separately.

Putting leaders in real constrained trade-off situations, not just in an inspirational posture.

Tagged with: robustness, Explore & Exploit, Robustness vs Performance, LT Viability & CT operational stability

Published by Françoise Tollet

She spent 12 years in industry, working for Bolloré Technologies, among others. She co-founded Business Digest in 1992 and has been running the company since 1998. And she took the Internet plunge in 1996, even before coming on board as part of the BD team. 