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This is Alternatively Speaking, where Grant Thornton gets under the skin of the tensions shaping modern leadership.
What happens when uncertainty takes over the boardroom? When leaders freeze, hesitate… or take leaps without enough information?
In this episode, host Samantha Simmonds is joined by Business Psychologist Dr Susan Kahn and Grant Thornton’s Head of Financial Services Alex Ellerton to unpack the real psychology behind crisis decision‑making.
They dive into:
why smart leaders can still fall into crisis mindsets
how fear, pressure and information overload disrupt judgment
the power of diverse thinking to stop group‑freeze in its tracks and why standing still may now be the most dangerous move of all.
