The Gray Rhino

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A gray rhino is a highly probable high impact yet all-too-often neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008 the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters the new digital technologies that upended the media world the fall of the Soviet Union...all were evident well in advance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Why do leaders and decision makers keep failing to address obvious dangers before they spiral out of control? Drawing on her extensive background in policy formation and crisis management as well as in-depth interviews with leaders from around the world Michele Wucker shows in </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Gray Rhino</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62)> how to recognize and strategically counter looming high impact threats. Filled with persuasive stories real-world examples and practical advice </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Gray Rhino</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(233 236 239 0.62)> is essential reading for managers investors planners policy makers and anyone who wants to understand how to profit by avoiding getting trampled.</span></p>